{"id":207903,"date":"2026-03-27T04:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T04:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/207903\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T04:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T04:53:08","slug":"jacksonville-beach-man-arrested-after-child-sexual-abuse-material-investigation-police-say-action-news-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/207903\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville Beach man arrested after child sexual abuse material investigation, police say \u2013 Action News Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 A man was arrested for possession of more than 10 images of child sexual abuse material after a three-month investigation, says the Jacksonville Beach Police Department.<\/p>\n

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According to police, detectives who are also members of the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force began an investigation after they received a tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in January. <\/p>\n

The tip involved sexual abuse material being uploaded to the social media platform X. Detectives identified Spencer Patton of Jacksonville Beach as the person possessing the images.<\/p>\n

Police say detectives, members of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and patrol officers executed the search warrant on Spencer Patton\u2019s residence at 1655 The Greens Way.<\/p>\n

Spencer was arrested for the possession of more than 10 images of child sexual abuse material. The final amount of child sexual abuse material is still pending forensic evaluation. <\/p>\n

He is currently being held in the Duval County Jail on a $175,000 bond.<\/p>\n

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