Golden Gate teen arrested on 70 counts of child pornography
A Golden Gate teenager was arrested at his home Tuesday on multiple child pornography charges, officials said.
According to a Facebook post from the Collier County Sheriff's Office, the teen was arrested on 70 counts of child pornography.
“This is a heinous and disturbing crime, and our dedicated detectives have put an end to it,” Sheriff Kevin Rambosk said.
As a matter of policy, the Daily News doesn't name minors placed under arrest.
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The teen is charged with 35 counts of transmission of child pornography; 35 counts of possession of child pornography; and one count of possession of child pornography with intent to promote three or more images.
Deputies began investigating after after they received three cyber tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding the transmission of dozens of files of child pornography on a Google Drive account, officials said.
Those files showed children ranging in age from 1 up to 13 engaging in sexual acts with adults and other children.
The transmissions occurred Aug. 30 through Sept. 12, the report states.
The investigation found the transmissions were occurring at the teenager's residence and were connected to a student email address he had created, according to the Facebook post.
The investigation revealed the teen logged into the Google account from devices at his residence.
Detectives executed a search warrant at his residence Tuesday and took the teen into custody.
Tomas Rodriguez is a Breaking/Live News Reporter for the Naples Daily News and The News-Press. You can reach Tomas at TRodriguez@gannett.com or 772-333-5501. Follow him on Twitter @TomasFRoBeltran.
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