Steven Michael Babik, network coordinator for University of Florida athletics and host of the TailGator Pre-game Show, has been charged in federal court with receipt and distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography.
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Former Florida wide receiver Percy Harvin greets Sun sports field announcer Steve Babik (left, in blue) on the sidelines during the first quarter of the Florida-Vanderbilt game on Nov. 7, 2009.
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Steven Michael Babik Babik, 50, of Gainesville, has been fired from his UF job. He made his first court appearance at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the federal courthouse in Gainesville.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida, he "knowingly received, distributed and possessed materials depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct" on numerous dates from Nov. 2 to Nov. 30.
Reached by telephone, Babik's lawyer Larry Turner, of Gainesville, said Babik entered a plea of not guilty and was released on his own recognizance. Turner said the trial is set for March 1 before Chief Judge Stephan P. Mickle. Turner declined to comment on the case.
"It's way too early for us to have any appropriate comment at this time," the lawyer said.
If convicted on the distribution charge, Babik faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, lifelong probation and a $250,000 fine. The possession charge carries a maximum sentence, upon conviction, of 10 years in prison, lifelong probation and a $250,000 fine.
The charges resulted from an investigation by the Gainesville Police Department, Alachua County Sheriff's Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Babik was the network coordinator at UF and had been with the Gators for 20 years, according to the Gatorzone.com Web site. He hosted the TailGator Pre-game Show, reported from the sidelines during game broadcasts and hosted the Urban Meyer Post-Game Show
Gator Announcer Arrested On Child Porn Charges
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You do know that any sort of joking about child porn / ped0 stuff is a bannable offense right?poizond13 wrote:Guess we won't be hearing from THE JUGGERNAUT for a long time.
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LOL, who said anything about child porn? What I meant is that we won't be hearing from the juggernaut since he is a die hard Gator fan and will no doubt be conferring with the team's boosters about what to do about this horrible situation.JakeYonkel wrote:You do know that any sort of joking about child porn / ped0 stuff is a bannable offense right?poizond13 wrote:Guess we won't be hearing from THE JUGGERNAUT for a long time.
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Uh huh..Why would an article on a college radio announcer stop Jugg from posting about the Gators? I seriously doubt he'd attempt to defend someone if they are convicted of such a crime..poizond13 wrote:LOL, who said anything about child porn? What I meant is that we won't be hearing from the juggernaut since he is a die hard Gator fan and will no doubt be conferring with the team's boosters about what to do about this horrible situation.JakeYonkel wrote:You do know that any sort of joking about child porn / ped0 stuff is a bannable offense right?poizond13 wrote:Guess we won't be hearing from THE JUGGERNAUT for a long time.
But it is nice you've convicted the old fucker already.
Anyone remember the Rikki Rockett "strongarm rape" allegations?
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Yes, no doubt.poizond13 wrote:LOL, who said anything about child porn? What I meant is that we won't be hearing from the juggernaut since he is a die hard Gator fan and will no doubt be conferring with the team's boosters about what to do about this horrible situation.JakeYonkel wrote:You do know that any sort of joking about child porn / ped0 stuff is a bannable offense right?poizond13 wrote:Guess we won't be hearing from THE JUGGERNAUT for a long time.
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That's the hilarious part.Luminiferous wrote:Uh huh..Why would an article on a college radio announcer stop Jugg from posting about the Gators? I seriously doubt he'd attempt to defend someone if they are convicted of such a crime..poizond13 wrote:LOL, who said anything about child porn? What I meant is that we won't be hearing from the juggernaut since he is a die hard Gator fan and will no doubt be conferring with the team's boosters about what to do about this horrible situation.JakeYonkel wrote:
You do know that any sort of joking about child porn / ped0 stuff is a bannable offense right?
But it is nice you've convicted the old fucker already.
Anyone remember the Rikki Rockett "strongarm rape" allegations?
Apparently fanboi13 thinks everyone who's a fan of something is a delusional fanatic like he is.
Between tix, merch and donations, I probably spend more on the Gators in one year than fanboi13 has on the Colts his entire life, yet, oddly, you've never seen me refer to the Gators as "we".
Nevermind that it begs the obvious - what the fuck does a radio announcer have to do with the Gators ?
Also hilarious is that P13 is very much like a closeted faggot Republican who speaks out against homos. He screams "troll" relentlessly, yet can't seem to grasp that he himself is a troll. He's a lot like Larry Craig in that regard.
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Wow. You'd use a story about kiddie porn to score points in some internet feud? Classsy.poizond13 wrote:Guess we won't be hearing from THE JUGGERNAUT for a long time.
And also pretty lame given that nobody's love of a team is going to be undermined by finding out their ANNOUNCER did something like this. That doesn't even make sense.
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Oh, make no mistake, he was jokingly implying that I was the announcer, then backtracked when Jake called him on it.demolition23 wrote:Wow. You'd use a story about kiddie porn to score points in some internet feud? Classsy.poizond13 wrote:Guess we won't be hearing from THE JUGGERNAUT for a long time.
And also pretty lame given that nobody's love of a team is going to be undermined by finding out their ANNOUNCER did something like this. That doesn't even make sense.
The funny part is, the moron cries "troll" every time he's called on his stupidity and paints himself into a corner, before he vanishes.
It's going to be hilarious watching him cry "troll" from this point on, now that he gave us this post.
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I wouldn't defend someone if they walked on the charges.Luminiferous wrote:Uh huh..Why would an article on a college radio announcer stop Jugg from posting about the Gators? I seriously doubt he'd attempt to defend someone if they are convicted of such a crime..poizond13 wrote:
LOL, who said anything about child porn? What I meant is that we won't be hearing from the juggernaut since he is a die hard Gator fan and will no doubt be conferring with the team's boosters about what to do about this horrible situation.
One of the few things I don't like about my country is the tolerance for criminal scum. The fact that Graham James was only sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for what he did is unforgiveable. The fact that he's still alive is unacceptable.
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Well well, look who's admiring high school aged girls.poizond13 wrote:Guess we won't be hearing from THE JUGGERNAUT for a long time.
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Notice he casually disappeared from this thread after he was called on his trolling?
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Doesn't he always ?Luminiferous wrote:Notice he casually disappeared from this thread after he was called on his trolling?
He vanished in the conference championship game thread.
He vanished after you extended the offer/challenge.
That's his MO - say a bunch of retarded shit, when people point out his stupidity, he fires off a round of "troll" and when more evidence of his stupidity is presented, he vanishes.
Then, when asked about it in a different thread, he rambles some nonsense about reverting to his long standing policy of not engaging trolls.
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A lotta Gary Glitter fans down South.