TAMPA, Fla. – A Tampa man has been arrested and charged with multiple child pornography offenses after an investigation by Tampa Police Department.
According to investigators, in March of 2022, the Tampa Police Department received a cyber tip relating to the defendant having uploaded child pornography to one of his Internet accounts.
After a thorough investigation, a search warrant was executed at the defendant’s residence on July 21, 2022.
During the investigation, the defendant was interviewed. Based on his statements and the evidence recovered during the on-scene investigation, the defendant was charged with 40 counts of Possession of Child Pornography.
Additional charges may be forthcoming, following the forensic exams of devices recovered from his person and residence. Machado-Reyes does not have a criminal history, according to police.
The investigation is ongoing.
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