Special agents of the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation Cyber Crime Unit received a tip report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on April 16.
The report contained information regarding images of child pornography being uploaded to a social media network called MeWe. The account was linked to a user in Okaloosa County.
The information was provided to OCSO officials and an investigation was initiated by the OCSO Internet Crimes Against Children unit, according to the news release.
The victims depicted in the images appeared to range in age from about six to 15.
Ard was taken into custody at his home on Ibis Way on April 30 after OCSO investigators served a search warrant and an arrest warrant.
Former Clay County swim coach accused of soliciting teen for unlawful sexual conduct
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CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – A former swim coach at a private school in Clay County is accused of soliciting a teenage girl online for unlawful sexual conduct and sending several lewd images, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.
Mitchell Bentz, the former swim coach at St. Johns Country Day School, was arrested Monday and booked into the Clay County jail.
Jail records show Bentz, 24, is charged with one count of using of a computer to seduce, solicit or lure a child, and one count of transmission of material harmful to a minor by an electronic device.
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Texas-Mexico border as a illegal migrant surge continues.
Paxton visited the Texas-Mexico border to assess the situation firsthand and meet with law enforcement from across the state and nation, including Border Patrol, Texas State Police, and local County Sheriffs, and visited the Internet Crimes Against Children Fusion Center.
“Law enforcement agents and officers stationed along the border continually risk their lives to protect Texas and our nation. I want to thank every branch of law enforcement here for doing all they can to keep Texans safe and for helping us shine a light on the true, severe nature of this border crisis,” said Attorney General Paxton.
Texas-Mexico border as a illegal migrant surge continues.
Paxton visited the Texas-Mexico border to assess the situation firsthand and meet with law enforcement from across the state and nation, including Border Patrol, Texas State Police, and local County Sheriffs, and visited the Internet Crimes Against Children Fusion Center.
“Law enforcement agents and officers stationed along the border continually risk their lives to protect Texas and our nation. I want to thank every branch of law enforcement here for doing all they can to keep Texans safe and for helping us shine a light on the true, severe nature of this border crisis,” said Attorney General Paxton.