For Immediate Release
June 5, 2025
 
PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested Sage Madison Obe, 28, of Pensacola on 20 felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. The arrest is the result of FDLE’s statewide initiative to locate and arrest criminals targeting children and sharing files depicting the sexual abuse of children.
 
FDLE’s investigation began at the request of the Pensacola Police Department (PPD) after a National Center for Missing and Endangered Children (NCMEC) cybertip alerted law enforcement to a Dropbox user outside of PPD’s jurisdiction uploading files depicting the sexual abuse of children. The investigation identified Obe as the account holder.
 
On June 5, FDLE agents served a search warrant at Obe’s residence where several electronic devices were seized. A forensic preview of the devices located numerous files of children being sexually abused, some as young as 4 years old.
 
Obe was arrested without incident and booked into the Escambia County Jail. The Office of the State Attorney, First Judicial Circuit is prosecuting the case.
 
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Florida Highway Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) assisted in the arrest.
 
FDLE’s investigation remains active.
 
Please visit the FDLE website to review tips for keeping your children safe online at https://www.secureflorida.org/SF/Family-Safety/BPParents.
 
For Further Information Contact:
FDLE Office of Public Information
Info@fdle.state.fl.us