Temple Terrace Man Arrested on Child Porn Charges

Robert Alan Wells, 37, of Temple Terrace was one of six men arrested recently as the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office’s Internet Predator Unit cracked down on child pornography through “Operation Cyber Storm.”

Deputies say Wells, who lives at 7923 Sabal Drive, was charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography as a result of the operation, which sought to tamp down on individuals countywide who were “proliferating illicit graphic material involving very young children,” a sheriff’s office media release states.

Operation Cyber Storm was a two and a half month investigation that resulted in 10 search warrants and six arrests on a total of 337 felony counts of possession of child pornography, the release states.

More arrests and charges are pending further investigation.

A total of 67 computer items and 63 electronic items were seized during the warrant sweep, according to the release.

Wells, who is listed as unemployed by deputies, was arrested Feb. 22. He remained in the Hillsborough County Jail March 5 on $75,000 bond, according to jail records.