For Immediate Release
May 16, 2025

LEESBURG, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested William Edward Gamble, 52, of Leesburg, on two counts of possession of child sexual abuse material and two counts of promotion of sexual performance by a child. 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 in November 2024 when agents received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Endangered Children (NCMEC) about a Kik account user uploading and sharing digital files depicting the sexual abuse of children. The investigation identified Gamble as the account user and his residence as the location where the IP address was being used. Through his Kik account, Gamble shared images and videos depicting children being sexually abused in exchange for additional files of child sexual abuse material.
 
On May 14, FDLE agents served a search warrant at Gamble’s residence and seized multiple electronic devices. A preliminary forensic analysis located multiple child exploitation files involving pre-pubescent children, some as young as 8 years old. 
 
Gamble was arrested without incident and booked into the Lake County Jail. He is being held without bond pending first appearance. Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution is prosecuting the case.
 
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