{"id":115,"date":"2018-03-06T10:06:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T15:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clearwatersexcrimeslawyer.com\/?p=115"},"modified":"2026-01-31T08:52:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T13:52:23","slug":"voluntary-search-interview-leads-florida-child-pornography-conviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/voluntary-search-interview-leads-florida-child-pornography-conviction\/","title":{"rendered":"Voluntary Search, Interview Leads to Florida Child Pornography Conviction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Search and seizure issues can often make or break a criminal case in Florida. State and federal laws impose a number of restrictions on law enforcement officers. That includes requiring them to have a \u201creasonable suspicion\u201d to believe a crime is being committed or has recently been committed to stop a car or frisk a person on the street and to have \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/constitution\/us\/amendment-04\/08-probable-cause.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">probable cause<\/a>\u201d to search a home. As the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently explained, however, there\u2019s a big exception for cases in which a person voluntarily agrees to a search or to answering questions from the cops.The defendant was arrested in 2011 for allegedly videotaping himself having sex with a minor. The victim of the crime led police officers to the defendant&#8217;s home on the day of his arrest. The four officers, who were in an unmarked truck and were not wearing uniforms, presented their police identification to the defendant&#8217;s uncle, and one identified himself as a police officer to the defendant when he appeared on the scene. The defendant agreed to speak with the officers, who confronted him with the victim\u2019s claim that he had taped himself having sex with her. The officer asked for permission to enter his bedroom and found a number of items in the room that matched the victim\u2019s description of the room. The defendant later gave the officer permission to photograph the room.<\/p>\n<p>Another officer arrived on the scene and informed the defendant in Spanish of his right to remain silent and right to an attorney. He proceeded to answer questions and voluntarily allowed the officers to search his bedroom. He was charged with a number of criminal offenses, including engaging in a commercial sex act with a minor, producing child pornography, and possessing child pornography. He was eventually convicted on both of the child pornography charges. He was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/voluntary-search-interview-leads-florida-child-pornography-conviction\/#more-115\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Search and seizure issues can often make or break a criminal case in Florida. State and federal laws impose a number of restrictions on law enforcement officers. 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