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Sex offender charged with possession of child porn registers in Englewood

Jacob Velez
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SARASOTA CO., FL (WWSB) - A sex offender has registered in Sarasota County, according to the sheriff's office.

Jacob Jose Velez, 24, was charged with 37 counts of possession of obscene material depicting sexual conduct by a child in Sarasota County in 2014. He pled no contest to 10 counts and was sentenced to three years in prison and 36 months of probation.

Velez was just released and reports his address will be 55 W. Green Street, Apt. A, in Englewood. He is currently under the supervision of the Department of Corrections and is not allowed to live within 1,000 feet of a school, park or playground.