- October 7, 2024
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A Palm Coast man has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of possessing child pornography after the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office was alerted via a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
James McGill, 33, was arrested on Thursday, May 30, after an investigation conducted by the FCSO Cyber Crimes/Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.
On Jan. 11 detectives served a search warrant at McGill’s home where he was interviewed and multiple electronics were seized. During the investigation, 10 electronic files of videos and photos were located that portrayed children in sexually exploitative situations. The victims were estimated to range from as young as 5 years of age to 11 years old.
McGill was taken into custody without incident by the FCSO Problem Area Crime Enforcement Unit and transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility. He is currently being held on $150,000 bail.
“I want to commend Detective Held, our lead investigator in our Cyber Crimes/ICAC Unit ...” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “Thanks to the tip from NCMEC, we were able to apprehend (McGill) before he could become a more serious child predator. This type of perverted behavior will not be allowed in Flagler County, and we will come after you.”
