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Panama City man arrested for child pornography

 
For Immediate Release

May 20, 2013
 
PANAMA CITY - Agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Tallahassee Regional Operations Center Cyber Crime Unit, with the assistance of the FDLE Panama City Field Office, arrested William Matthews, 60, of Panama City, Fla., for 20 counts of possession of child pornography.  

 
A search warrant at Matthews’s home, located at 216 East Baldwin Road, Apt. A, Panama City, Fla., revealed numerous child pornography videos and images on his computer. 
 
Matthews was arrested without incident and booked into the Bay County Jail.  He is being held without bond.
 
Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact FDLE Special Agent Travis Eisenhauer at (850) 410-7462. 
 
The investigation will be prosecuted by the Office of the State Attorney, 14th Judicial Circuit.
 
Please visit FDLE’s Secure Florida website to review tips for keeping your children safe online at: http://secureflorida.org/2011/family/best_practices_for_parents/
 
 
For Further Information Contact:
Gretl Plessinger, Linda McDonald or Steve Arthur
FDLE Office of Public Information
(850) 410-7001

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