Elderly Tampa Man Charged In Child Porn Case

TAMPA, FL — A 72-year-old Tampa man faces 28 counts of possession of child pornography after police say they served a search warrant at his West Barcelona Street home on Tuesday.

According to the police department an investigation into Johnny Giovanni Boromei kicked off when detectives “discovered a computer in south Tampa advertising a large amount of known or suspected child pornography available for download.” Police say that discovery resulted in them being able to obtain a search warrant to examine digital items in Boromei's home.

“Detectives and agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement executed the warrant and discovered evidence, including a computer used for downloading and sharing child pornography,” an email from the police department said. “Boromei was arrested and charged with 28 counts of possession of child pornography.”

Boromei was booked into the Hillsborough County Jail and was being held Tuesday evening in lieu of $210,000 bond.

Booking photo courtesy of the Hillsborough County Jail

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