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Navarre man arrested for child pornography

 
For Immediate Release

September 20, 2013
 
NAVARRE, Fla. - The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Tallahassee Regional Operations Center Cyber High Tech Crime Squad yesterday arrested Jerry Rose, 60, of Navarre, Fla., for two counts of distribution of child pornography.   
 
The investigation began after FDLE received a cyber-tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.  Yesterday, agents served a search warrant at the residence of Rose, located at 8277 Tortuga Street, Navarre, Fla. An initial computer forensic review revealed numerous video and image files of child pornography from a computer located in the home. 

 
Rose was booked into the Santa Rosa County Jail.  The investigation will be prosecuted by the Office of the State Attorney, 1st Judicial Circuit. 
 
Please visit the Florida 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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