{"id":27322,"date":"2025-10-31T00:47:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T00:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/27322\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T00:47:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T00:47:27","slug":"tampa-middle-school-teacher-accused-of-having-child-porn-arrested-on-fugitive-warrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/27322\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa middle school teacher accused of having child porn arrested on fugitive warrant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">TAMPA &#8211; A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/hillsborough\/tampa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tampa<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">The backstory:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Florida<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/operation-unmasking-predators-nets-171-arrests-hillsborough-county\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida teen rescued, 171 arrested, including a Chamberlain H.S. instructor during undercover sting<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Detectives said they tracked the device to 38-year-old Tyrone Lee Cliff.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/tyrone-cliff-mugshot.jpg\" alt=\"Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-0dea8073=\"\">Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff&#8217;s Office <\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">The original address assigned to the device identified Cliff\u2019s residence in Spokane, Washington, but detectives said he recently moved to Ruskin.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/news\/boyfriends-dying-words-lead-vehicular-homicide-charge-girlfriend\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boyfriend\u2019s dying words lead to vehicular homicide charge for girlfriend<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Jail records show Cliff was working as a middle school teacher at Bayshore Christian School.<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">Before living in Spokane, investigators said Cliff owned a martial arts studio in the Tampa Bay area starting in 2015.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-6fc2855c=\"\">The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This article was written with information provided by FDLE.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/hillsborough\/tampa\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-6fc2855c=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TAMPA &#8211; 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