SHALIMAR, Fla. – Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) served a search warrant and arrested Jeffrey Leonard Pybus, 39, of Shalimar, on 30 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, the FDLE said yesterday.
In addition, Pybus was charged with one count of promoting a sexual performance by a child and one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device, the FDLE said in a press announcement.
During a search of the property, investigators said they found hundreds of unique files depicting child sexual abuse material shared from Pybus’ cellular phone.
The phone was found to contain more than 200,000 similar files, some of them depicting children under the age of five years old being abused, the FDLE said.
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The FDLE received assistance on the investigation from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations.
Pybus was booked into the Okaloosa County Jail.
The case will be prosecuted by the Office of the State Attorney, First Judicial Circuit.
Individuals with information about Jeffrey Leonard Pybus are encouraged to contact FDLE’s Pensacola Regional Operations Center at (800) 226-8574.
