Sarasota County, FL (January 30, 2019) – One man was arrested on 40 counts of child pornography possession after an investigation by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.

The man, who was identified as 23-year-old Seth Smith, was arrested yesterday after police were tipped off with information that Smith had downloaded child pornography on multiple occasions. The police received information about an IP address that had 49 downloaded images of child pornography from Tumblr.

During their investigation, detectives they discovered that the IP address used to download the pictures had been tracked to an apartment on Marlin Lakes Circle that Seth Smith resided in. Smith finally admitted to detectives that he downloaded the Tumblr images through his account.

Smith is currently being held at the Sarasota County Jail without bond while the investigation into the matter continues.

Sarasota County Child Pornography Possession Laws

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