Crime & Safety
Man Faces Child Porn Charges: Pinellas County Sheriff
A Pinellas County man faces multiple child pornography-related charges, the sheriff's office said.
PINELLAS PARK, FL — A Pinellas Park man was arrested Tuesday on multiple child pornography charges, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
Austin Conroy-Hourigan, 26, was charged with seven counts of possession of child pornography and seven counts of transmission of child pornography.
Detectives began investigating Conroy-Hourigan after receiving information that child porn was being accessed and shared online. Investigators identified him as the suspect, the sheriff’s office said.
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The images shared featured children between the ages of 8 and 12 years old.
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