PSLPD: Registered Sexual Offender Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
Port St. Lucie, Fl (treasurecoast.com)- The Port St. Lucie Police have reported that a registered sexual offender arrested on child pornography charges.
Thursday morning PSLPD Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Detectives and the PSLPD SWAT Team executed a search warrant in the 1900-BLK of SE Avanti Cir in reference to an investigation into an individual uploading child pornography to an online server.
Timothy Shea, 57 years old, was taken into custody. He is a registered sexual offender in the State of Florida. The investigation revealed Shea uploaded a video containing child pornography.
Shea was arrested and taken to jail for possession of child pornography, transmission of child pornography, and failure to register an internet identifier. The investigation continues as Detectives forensically analyze a seized electronic item.
To report an incident involving the possession, distribution, receipt, or production of child pornography, please call 911 or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) at 800-843-5678.