TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) - Deputies arrested and charged a 24-year-old for downloading files of child pornography.
Joel Jacobsen II was arrested on Thursday after the Leon County Sheriff's Office searched his parents' home. In a probable cause document, investigators detailed that they had tracked down Jacobsen by his device that they believed was accessing child pornography.
Investigators said they were able to find several files and sent a request to the internet provider associated with the device. The investigation revealed that the internet account belonged to Jacobsen's mother.
Once they were able to pinpoint a location for Jacobsen, members from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Sheriff's Office searched the residence on Thursday around 10:30 p.m.
They found Jacobsen inside the home and interviewed him. Investigators said that he admitted to downloading hundreds of files of child pornography. They said he told them he was addicted and has tried to stop viewing it on a number of occasions and failed.
Jacobsen was charged with three counts of possession of child pornography. His bond was set at $3,000 though he is still in jail.
