Crime & Safety

Child Porn Charges Filed Against St. Pete Man: Pinellas County Sheriff

A St. Pete man was arrested Tuesday and charged with child porn possession and transmission, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A St. Petersburg man was arrested Tuesday and charged with three counts of child porn possession and two counts of child porn transmission, according to a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office news release.

Detectives began investigating Logan Ferrell, 19, after receiving a tip about child pornography being accessed and shared online.

The videos were of children between 5 and 10 years old, the sheriff’s office said.

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Ferrell was booked into the Pinellas County Jail after his arrest.

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