WILDWOOD, FL (352today.com) – Sumter County deputies arrested a man for 25 counts of child pornography after allegedly distributing images, including sexual battery of children, on the internet.
On Sept. 21, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) says detectives executed a search warrant of a home located in Wildwood after receiving information that a resident of the home was distributing child pornography. The report stated that the images included children under the age of five in sexual scenarios with adults.
After searching the home located on County Road 114, further evidence and investigation led to the arrest of 22-year-old Timothy Scott. He was charged with 25 counts of possession of child pornography – according to SCSO, the charges are reclassified as second-degree felonies with it being 10 or more images/videos and with them displaying sexual battery.
He was taken to the Sumter County Jail where he is being held on a $375,000 bond.
If you have any additional information regarding the investigation, contact the sheriff’s office at 352-793-2621. If you’d like to remain anonymous, you can call 1-800-423-8477.