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FDLE arrests man for child pornography

 


 
For Immediate Release

September 26, 2013

NORTH PORT - The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Fort Myers Regional Operations Center Cyber/High-Tech Squad arrested Gregory Jones, 48, of North Port, Fla., for 20 counts of possessing child pornography and 1 count of possessing with intent.   
FDLE’s Cyber/ High-Tech Squad served a search warrant at Jones’s home, located at 6348 Pan American Blvd., North Port, Fla., and located numerous computer videos and images of child pornography.  Law enforcement officers and agents from FDLE, the Department of Homeland Security Investigations, North Port Police Department, and Fort Myers Police Department executed the search warrant. 
Jones was booked into the Sarasota County Jail.  The investigation will be prosecuted by the Office of the State Attorney, 12th Judicial Circuit. 
Please visit the FDLE Computer Crime Center 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, Samantha Andrews, or Steve Arthur
FDLE Office of Public Information
(850) 410-7001

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