TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – Pinellas County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested a 21-year-old Tarpon Springs man on child pornography charges.
Jacob Patrick Kane was arrested on October 29th, 2024, following an investigation by the Crimes Against Children Unit. Detectives received information that child pornography was being accessed and shared online, and through investigative work, they identified Kane as the suspect.
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According to detectives, the images involved children between the ages of 10 and 13.
Kane faces two counts of Possession of Child Pornography, one count of Transmission of Child Pornography, and one count of Resisting an Officer without Violence. He was booked into the Pinellas County Jail.
The investigation is ongoing.
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