Seven people learned the hard way after sheriff’s office investigators arrived at their home on Thursday while investigating a child porn case.
On Thursday, the Special Victims Unit went to a home on Parkview Ave. in Sebring, Florida with a search warrant after getting a tip about child porn that came back to that address.
Deputies say instead of just the person who was suspected of having child porn going to jail, all 7 people in the home wound up taking a ride.
Julio Lopez Imul, 36, was charged with four counts of possession of child pornography with intent to promote, four counts of transmitting child pornography, use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony, obstruction of a search warrant, and providing false information while lawfully detained.
Juan Castro Tojin, Miguel Tzoytum, Myanor Gonzalez Oxaj, and Carmelo Hernandez Cortez were all charged with obstruction of a search warrant.
Miguel Alejandro Tojin Imul was charged with obstruction of a search warrant and providing false information while lawfully detained.
Juan Roberto Lopez was charged with obstruction of a search warrant and resisting arrest. ICE was contacted to determine the immigration status of all the suspects.
Publicly, the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office offered tips, “Pro tips for if you are at a home and we show up with a search warrant:- Don’t refuse to open the door.- Don’t make us kick in said door. – Don’t try to hide from us in a bathtub, that only works when you are 3 and playing hide and seek, but not with us- Don’t try to hide under the covers that only works for the monster under the bed – Don’t refuse to give us your name. – Don’t give us a fake name.”
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