Crime & Safety

Clearwater Man Arrested On Child Porn Charges: Pinellas Sheriff

A 50-year-old Clearwater man was charged with 20 counts of child pornography possession, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said.

CLEARWATER, FL — A 50-year-old Clearwater man was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Detectives began investigating Christopher J. Daddio after receiving a tip that child pornography was accessed online and identifying him as the suspect.

The images were of children between the ages of 3 and 14 years old, detectives said.

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Daddio was charged with 20 counts of possession of child pornography and booked into Pinellas County Jail.

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