Tallahassee man arrested in child molestation investigation
and last updated 2021-04-30 11:56:15-04
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â The Leon County Sheriff s Office arrested 36-year-old Gari Tookes, an assistant professor of sociology at Florida A&M University after deputies say he sexually abused a minor.
FAMU released the following statement regarding Tookes: He was hired in Aug 2018. As of today [Apil 29], he is an employee. The Human Relations Department is reviewing the status of his relationship with the university.
Tookes was previously a clinical social worker.
According to the Leon County Sheriffâs Office, the Florida Department of Children and Families received information regarding a sexual battery on February 23, 2021.
By Olafimihan Oshin - 04/08/21 05:42 PM EDT
The general counsel for the Florida elections commission was arrested for possession of child porn Wednesday, according to The Tallahassee Democrat.
Courts records indicate that Eric M. Lipman was charged with 11 counts of possession of child pornography and was taken into custody at the Leon County Detention Facility, the Democrat reported.
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest on Wednesday, but did not mention Lipman was general counsel at the state elections commission.
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Lipman s arrest and charges came after the Sheriff’s Office of Internet Crimes Against Children got a tip in February from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children about possible child porn downloaded by a local individual.
Florida Elections Commission official arrested on child porn charges
The Elections Commission is cooperating after the arrest of General Counsel Eric Lipman.
Eric M. Lipman, general counsel for the Florida Elections Commission, was arrested Wednesday and charged with possession of child pornography,
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news release from the Leon County Sheriff’s Office stated Lipman, 59, was charged with 11 counts of possession of child pornography. The Sheriff’s office reported he was taken to the Leon County Detention Facility, but that his mugshot and other identifiers were being withheld. He was not listed as an inmate on the jail’s website Thursday.
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