- April 23, 2024
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The Flagler County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 16-year-old Flagler Beach resident on felony charges of possessing child pornography and promoting sexual performance by a child after detectives discovered that he'd downloaded multiple images that showed the sexual abuse of prepubescent children as young as 4.
The FCSO's Cybercrimes and Major Case Units searched the North Daytona Avenue home of suspect Bradd Lee Humphrey, 16, on Oct. 23 in conjunction with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office and the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
The search warrant was obtained after a months-long investigation produced probable cause that images of child pornography had been downloaded by someone within the home, following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
During the execution of the search warrant, multiple electronic devices were seized and forensically analyzed.
The search of those devices led to the recovery of multiple images of child pornography and concluded with the teen's arrest for one count of Promoting Sexual Performance by a Child and 10 counts of Possession of a Sexual Performance of a Child.
“I want to thank the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office and the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force for all of their assistance during this investigation,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “Investigations like this are increasingly more important with so many of our kids now learning online. I ask that parents be the sheriff at home and monitor their kid’s online activity. I also hope this kid gets the help he needs before he progresses to more criminal activity.”
You can take action to make sure your children are safer on their electronic devices today. For more information on how to keep your kids safe online, visit: https://www.icactaskforce.org/Pages/InternetSafety.aspx.
CORRECTION: This story has been corrected to accurately reflect the number of each type of criminal charge.
