OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) has arrested an 18-year-old Ocala native on charges involving the distribution and possession of child and animal pornography.
MCSO says they received two tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children between October 2024 and April 2025. The tips indicated that a user uploaded files depicting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to two separate online platforms.
Detectives discovered through investigation that 18-year-old Nicholas Alexander Williams had uploaded the files from his home in Marion County, located at 7230 SW 128th Terrace Road in Ocala.
A search warrant was obtained for his residence and executed on April 30.
Detectives interviewed Williams as the search warrant was being executed. He admitted to detectives that he was viewing CSAM online and saving it to his devices.
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He told detectives that he had an account on the social media platform “X” and advised that he only used it to view pornography.
Williams told deputies that he paid $20 to gain access to a cloud storage account that contained files depicting bestiality on Telegram.
Detectives then performed a digital forensic extraction on Williams’ cell phone, locating 20 videos depicting CSAM and eight videos depicting bestiality.
Williams also admitted to deputies that he purchased a link to download CSAM from a Telegram user for $100.
Detectives placed Williams under arrest following the search warrant. He is being charged with 20 counts of Possession of Child Pornography and eight counts of Possession of Material Depicting Sexual Activity with Animals.
As of May 1, he was out on a $28,000 bond, and his court date is scheduled for June 3.
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