Sarasota Man Faces 20 Child Porn Charges

A 34-year-old Sarasota man has been charged with 20 counts of transmission of child pornography following an investigation kicked off by the FBI back in May.

According to the Sarasota Police Department, an investigation into Jon Gluvna’s online activities began when FBI agents learned the man’s computer was a possible download source for pornographic images of children. That discovery kicked off a Sarasota investigation that ultimately netted a number of downloaded images of children in sexually explicit poses, including some involving infants, a probable cause affidavit states.

“Gluvna admitted to Sarasota Police Detectives he had downloaded child pornography images to his electronic devices for years and deleted the images after downloading them,” an email from the police department stated. Some of the images found on Gluvna’s computer matched children listed in the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children database, the agency noted.

“The NCMEC database identified more than 200 images and videos,” the email said. Of those images, “46 of the images/video submitted were actual identified children/victims through NCMEC.”

Gluvna of 3836 Calliandra Drive was taken into custody on July 1 on 20 separate charges of transmission of child pornography. He bonded out of the Sarasota County Jail Wednesday. His arraignment date has been set for Aug. 14, jail records indicate.

The investigation into Gluvna’s activities continues. Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Sarasota Det. Megan Buck at 941-954-7067 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers by calling
941-366-TIPS (8477) or going online to www.sarasotacrimestoppers.com.

Booking photo courtesy of the Sarasota Police Department