35-year-old Man Faces Multiple Child Porn Charges: Police

BRADENTON, FL — A 35-year-old Bradenton man was arrested on child porn charges after receiving a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Bradenton police said in a news release.

Lester Lechleitner was arrested Tuesday at his home in the 3600 block of Southern Parkway West. He faces 12 counts of possessing child porn and one count of child porn distribution, police said.

Detectives executed a search warrant at his home and found multiple digital devices, which they analyzed for evidence, leading to his arrest, police said.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Det. Michael Page at 941-932-9314, email BPDTips@BradentonPD.com or contact Crime Stoppers at 866-634-TIPS (8477).

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