Crime & Safety

Central Tampa Man Arrested on Child Porn Charges

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office served a warrant on Lovell Stephens.

A Central Tampa man faces 14 felony counts of possession of child pornography after investigators searched his home and computer.

Lovell Stephens, 66, of 2025 E. New Orleans Ave. was arrested Friday morning and remains in Orient Road Jail in lieu of a $105,000 bond, according to jail records at the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies served a search warrant at about 8:30 a.m. The warrant was the result of information developed by detectives of the Special Investigation Division, sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said in a news release.  

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Carter said Stephens admitted to downloading files depicting child pornography via the Internet.  A pre-scan of the his 's computer revealed 14 files depicting children between the ages of 1 to 13 years engaged in sexual acts, Carter said.


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