PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A 26-year-old Tarpon Springs man, Samuel Pedraza-Garcia, has been arrested and charged with 20 counts of possession of child pornography.
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Crimes Against Children Unit initiated an investigation after receiving information about child pornography being accessed and shared online.
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Through various investigative methods, detectives identified Pedraza-Garcia as the suspect.
The videos found in Pedraza-Garcia’s possession depicted children between the ages of two and thirteen. He was arrested on August 13, 2024, and transported to the Pinellas County Jail.
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