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Federal Charges


- James Cox was arrested Tuesday on child pornography charges while they found Henry Cox shot himself in the head before the search warrant was executed this week. - Federal agents they have been investigating James Cox and his son Henry since late 2023 for producing and uploading child pornography. - This all comes after an investigation began in November 2023, when St. Cloud Police received a tip that someone was uploading child sex abuse material online. - Later, they learned it was of a 12-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl who live in the neighborhood. -...

"In 2020, Lester took sexually explicit photos of an 8-year-old child and distributed them to multiple individuals online using Whisper, a social media application that allows users to post and share photo and video messages anonymously," the release said. "When interviewed by police, Lester admitted to using Whisper and other social media applications to meet people and solicit child pornography."  Lester also admitted that she sent photos of the child in hopes that others would send her pictures of child sex crimes in return, the release said.  On July 6, 2023, Lester violated her release conditions by using...

- 33-year-old Tyler Selby appeared in U.S. District Court in Gulfport on Tuesday before Judge Robert Myers for an initial hearing. - arrested on federal charges of producing child pornography - was identified by the National Crime Agency in the United Kingdom as a person who produced child porn - identified in court documents as a worship leader at a Baptist church in Harrison County - accused of producing a video that shows him in a tub with a young boy committing sexual acts - has been given a public defender and ordered to be held by U.S. Marshals