PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Michael Durshimer, 31, of Land O’ Lakes, has been arrested on multiple felony charges related to the sexual exploitation of a minor. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) took Durshimer into custody on March 19th following an investigation that began in February 2023.
Durshimer faces three felony counts each of traveling to meet a minor for sex and lewd or lascivious battery, as well as one felony count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device.
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The arrest is part of FDLE’s statewide initiative to target individuals who solicit children for sexual relationships online and distribute child sexual abuse material.
The investigation was initiated after the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office requested FDLE assistance in a runaway child investigation.
Agents discovered that a juvenile victim had been contacted by a suspect through social media. The suspect had arranged multiple times for the minor to be transported to his Land O’ Lakes residence, where he engaged in sexual acts with her.
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Through extensive investigative, forensic, and analytical work, FDLE agents identified Durshimer as the suspect. With the assistance of the Pasco Sheriff’s Office, he was arrested and transported to the Pasco County Jail. He is being held on a $65,000 bond.
The Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution is prosecuting the case.
The FDLE Brooksville Field Office is leading the investigation, which remains active and ongoing.
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