Crime & Safety

FL Man Arrested On Multiple Child Porn Charges

A St. Pete man accessed and shared child porn images of children ranging from 3 to 8 years old online, the Pinellas County sheriff said.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - A 39-year-old St. Petersburg man faces multiple child pornography charges, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Detectives began investigating a Dec. 19 tip that child porn was being accessed and shared online.

They eventually identified Steven Landice as the suspect who was accessing and sharing images of children between the ages of 3 and 8 years old, the sheriff’s office said.

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Steven Landice faces multiple child pornography charges. (Pinellas County Sheriff's Office)

Landice was arrested on Wednesday and charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography and six counts of transmission of child pornography.

He was booked into Pinellas County Jail.

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