Crime & Safety

Detectives Say Brooksville Man Molested 3-Year-Old On Video

A 33-year-old Brooksville man has been charged after Pasco County detectives found a video of him molesting a 3-year-old girl.

Edgar Diaz-Colon is charged with 10 counts of child molestation and child pornography.
Edgar Diaz-Colon is charged with 10 counts of child molestation and child pornography. (Pasco Sheriff)

BROOKSVILLE, FL — A 33-year-old Brooksville man has been charged with 10 counts of child molestation after Pasco County Sheriff's detectives found a video of him on his cellphone molesting a 3-year-old girl.

Edgar Diaz-Colon of Waterlee Drive was charged with lewd and lascivious molestation, promoting sexual performance by a child and possession of child pornography.

Detectives arrested Diaz-Colon Nov. 6 on an arrest warrant from another county. After he was arrested, detectives discovered the video on his cellphone along with other child pornography videos.

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Pasco sheriff's detectives are continuing to investigate Diaz-Colon to determine if there are more victims in Pasco County and other counties.

His bond is set at $100,000.

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