TAMPA – A Tampa middle school teacher is behind bars awaiting extradition to Washington after being arrested on Tuesday on seven felony charges of possession of child sexual abuse material.
The backstory:
According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Tampa Police Department received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding a user downloading child sexual abuse material in August.
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Detectives said they tracked the device to 38-year-old Tyrone Lee Cliff.
Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
The original address assigned to the device identified Cliff’s residence in Spokane, Washington, but detectives said he recently moved to Ruskin.
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Jail records show Cliff was working as a middle school teacher at Bayshore Christian School.
Before living in Spokane, investigators said Cliff owned a martial arts studio in the Tampa Bay area starting in 2015.
What’s next:
The investigation is ongoing.
The Source: This article was written with information provided by FDLE.Â