HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) – A 46-year-old man was arrested on more than 200 felony charges after detectives said he communicated with and met a juvenile for months, exchanging explicit messages and images.
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office detectives said 46-year-old Justin Beyea and a minor had communicated and exchanged explicit messages and images over an extended period.
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Investigators said a forensic search of Beyea’s phone revealed more than 900 files of child sexual abuse material involving young victims.
Detectives said they found additional explicit content involving animals.
Beyea was arrest April 3, and faces charges including possession of child pornography, lewd and lascivious offenses, and transmission of harmful material to a minor, the sheriff’s office said.
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