A Florida man who was arrested final month has been discovered to be in possession of a staggering stash of kid pornography that detectives have referred to as the “largest they’ve ever seen.”
Johnathan Jhovanni Hernandez, 23, was busted on Dec. 29 on youngster porn expenses following a months-long investigation after officers acquired a tip from the Nationwide Heart for Lacking & Exploited Youngsters (NCMEC).
“At the moment, we advised you the investigation was simply getting began and there would seemingly be extra expenses,” the Highlands County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned on Fb Wednesday.
“What we should always have mentioned was there would seemingly be A LOT extra expenses — like greater than anybody in our county … ever.”
After his arrest at his Avon Park residence, police seized 15 digital units from Hernandez.
Whereas Hernandez was out on bond, investigators regarded by means of simply one of many units and located sufficient proof to cost Hernandez with a jaw-dropping 1,182 further counts of possession of kid pornography in addition to 4 counts of possession of beastiality photos, in accordance with the sheriff’s workplace.
He was arrested once more on Tuesday, police mentioned.
“There isn’t a telling what number of expenses he might face if detectives went by means of all of the units,” police mentioned.
Detectives mentioned it’s the biggest assortment of kid pornography they’ve ever seen.
Hernandez is being held on a $2.4 million bond. He has sufficient expenses to place him behind bars for all times, police mentioned.
