William Gangler {BSO}
A Coral Springs man was arrested after federal agents said he attempted to meet with someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy to produce and sell explicit videos online.
According to a federal criminal complaint, William Gangler, 25, was taken into custody following an undercover FBI operation that investigators say revealed a pattern of alleged behavior dating back years.
Records show the investigation began on March 5, when a 21-year-old man reported to authorities that he had been exploited online as a child. He told investigators that when he was around 12 or 13 years old, individuals paid him to create explicit content.
According to the complaint, the victim said he met Gangler in person, who allegedly paid him $600 to make videos featuring his feet and promised a share of the profits from sales, which never materialized.
Federal agents said they uncovered additional prior reports involving Gangler during the investigation. A 2017 Coral Springs police report accused him, then a teenager, of inappropriate conduct involving a young child and soliciting images from another minor. The report noted that those allegations were denied at the time.
A separate 2021 report alleged he paid another individual to record explicit videos and contacted others through social media with similar requests. Investigators also referenced a 2019 tip that he had shared illegal content online.
As part of the current case, an undercover FBI agent began communicating with Gangler in early March while posing as a 15-year-old boy. According to investigators, Gangler discussed producing and selling explicit videos and offered payment along with a share of profits. Authorities said he also sent instructions on how the videos should be recorded.
Agents said Gangler arranged to meet the supposed teen on March 12, offering to send an Uber from Miramar to a CVS at 3401 Coral Springs Drive. When he arrived at the location shortly before 1:30 p.m., law enforcement officers were waiting and arrested him.
A search of his bedroom allegedly uncovered multiple recording devices, including camera equipment, along with printed explicit images involving minors, according to the complaint.
Gangler was arrested and is being held at the Broward Sheriff’s Office Paul Rein Detention Facility.
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