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Police: Over 2,800 Child Porn Files On Escambia Man’s Computer
July 11, 2014
Child pornography charges were filed on an Escambia County man Thursday after an investigation determined he downloaded child pornography from the internet.
Ronald G. Pickering Jr., 25, of 9885 North Loop Road, was charged with 10 counts each of possession of obscene material and obscene communication. He was booked into the Escambia County Jail on a $50,000 bond.
Pensacola Police Detective Chris Wilkinson began the investigation June 17 after identifying Pickering’s computer as being used to download sexually explicit pictures and movies of children from the internet.
Agents with the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which includes agents with the Pensacola Police Department, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Crestview Police Department, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and Department of Homeland Security initiated a search warrant at Pickering’s this morning.
Wilkinson determined at least 2,809 child pornography files were downloaded onto Pickering’s computer. Additional forensic examination will continue on Pickering’s computer, according to police.
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7 Responses to “Police: Over 2,800 Child Porn Files On Escambia Man’s Computer”
Yes, I have been seeing in the news about the arrest of those who download, but what about the ones who put in out there on the internet to begin with? I would love to see them brought to justice.
I have to agree with all on this issue. If we can track terrorist activity, why not porn and the people that are sending this stuff out. more importantly why are we not trying to find the people that are producing this vile material and protect the lives of the children they are exploiting. Why not hold the search engines that make this stuff available partly responsible. They are aiding in the distrubution of an illegal and neferious activity. And I don’t want to here about freedom of speech!
429SCJ absolutely spot on. Let’s get the guys that are actually producing this stuff. Downloaders as well.
I agree with 429SCJ. Let’s get to the source.
Absolutely 429 Super Cobra Jet.
We never hear of anyone being arrested for producing this filth.
If the Department of Homeland Security knew that Pickering was downloading these images, they also knew that the images were being uploaded to a server.
The focus seems to be on the download end, as opposed to attacking the source of these images. It would be interesting to know more about where these servers and uploads are originating from. It is possible that there could be political sensitivities that make it easier to go after the downloaders and prosecute them, (as they should be), as opposed to going after the producers, who appear to harm children with impunity.
Great Job LEO’s, now lets hope the judge does His/Her part and locks this fool up forever, no parole ever. He should get Death, but unfortunately our laws do not permit us to kill him.