Oct 23 (Reuters) - A man accused of selling sex videos

of a 16-year-old Florida girl on the adults-only website

OnlyFans pleaded no contest to child abuse.

Ethan Diaz, 22, of New Jersey reached the plea agreement in

a Florida court in September and was sentenced to five years in

prison followed by five years of supervised probation, according

to court documents. He was given credit for more than a year of

time served. Diaz was ordered not to use OnlyFans and to have no

contact with the victim during his probation.

Reuters reported on Diaz's case in an investigation in July

that documented dozens of complaints in U.S. police and court

records that child sexual abuse material appeared on OnlyFans.

The complaints cited more than 200 explicit videos and images of

children, including some adults having oral sex with toddlers.

Authorities said Diaz met the girl online and enticed her

into producing sexual content of herself to be sold on OnlyFans.

Over about three months in early 2023, Diaz posted dozens of

sex videos and images of the girl on an OnlyFans account he

controlled, according to investigators. He also directed the

girl to post sexually explicit material of herself on the

account, they said.

In April 2023, police say, Diaz flew in from New Jersey,

picked up the girl from her house and was arrested at an Airbnb ( ABNB )

where prosecutors said he filmed six sex videos with her. He was

arrested before he could post them on OnlyFans.

OnlyFans did not comment on Diaz's case. The company says it

vets every user and all content to keep children off the site.

Diaz also pleaded no contest to charges of custodial

interference and illegal use of a communication device.

Diaz's attorney, James Hill, did not comment.

(So reported from Washington. Editing by Julie Marquis)