American paedophile of Florida arrested for possession of child pornography 

John Downing Jr. was arrested for 12 counts of child pornography 

By Edward Era Barbacena 

Detectives with the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) arrested 55-year-old John Downing Jr. for multiple counts of possession of Child Pornography on Thursday.

According to investigators, Downing’s arrest was the result of a lengthy investigation conducted by Detective Patrick Martin of the CCSO High Tech Crimes Unit (HTCU) in partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.

Detectives received a report from NCMEC identifying potential images of child pornography associated with a residence in Citrus County.

“Using cutting-edge investigative methods, he was able to confirm that Downing did possess multiple images and videos of child pornography,” said CCSO.

Based on these results, CCSO Criminal Investigations Division (CID) members served a search warrant on Downing’s residence. Investigators will still have to review multiple other digital storage devices that were seized during the search warrant to determine if more charges will be filed.

“Downing’s possession of this repulsive material has effects that reach far beyond the borders of Citrus County,” said Sheriff Mike Prendergast. “By possessing and hoarding these images and videos, Downing is not only creating a market for child pornography, but he is re-victimizing the children who were already exploited by these monsters. CCSO’s High Tech Crimes Unit will continue to work with our state and federal partners to track criminals like Downing down and protect our communities’ most vulnerable victims”.

Downing was arrested for 12 counts of possessing Child Pornography. He is currently being held at the Citrus County Detention Facility with a bond set at $180,000.00 per the bond schedule.