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FDLE arrests Fort Myers man for child pornography

Post Date:06/28/2013

For Immediate Release

June 27, 2013

FORT MYERS - The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Fort Myers Regional Operations Center Cyber High-Tech Crime Task Force arrested Derrick Lynn Brewster, 70, of Fort Myers, Fla., for one count of possession of videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children with the intent to promote, a second degree felony, and three counts of possession of videos depicting the sexual exploitation of children, a third degree felony.

FDLE’s Cyber High-Tech Crime Task Force served a search warrant at Brewster’s home, located at 14918 American Eagle Ct., Fort Myers, Fla., and located numerous digital videos of child pornography. Law enforcement officers and agents from FDLE, Department of Homeland Security Investigations, Fort Myers Police Department, and the Florida Highway Patrol executed the search warrant.

Brewster was booked into the Lee County Jail. The investigation will be prosecuted by the Office of the State Attorney, 20th Judicial Circuit.

Please visit the FDLE website to review tips for keeping your children safe online at secureflorida.org/Family-Safety/BPParents.

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