Bradenton man charged with preforming sexual acts contaminating food: FDLE
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced charges in three separate child sex abuse cases on Friday morning.

Officials said the cases are unrelated, but the three men were arrested on the same day in different counties across the state.

Jason Harrison, a 46-year-old from Jacksonville, was charged with 3 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and is being held on a $750,000 bond.

Harrison’s arrest came after an investigation into peer-to-peer file-sharing networks that led to his IP address. Law enforcement executed a search warrant and found CSAM on his devices.

In Naples, 42-year-old Kevin Sheffield was also charged when investigators traced a device that was downloading CSAM to his residence. Officials said they discovered hundreds of files on his devices, and he has since been charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography.

Sheffield is being held on a $1.5 million bond and faces 150 years if convicted.

The case against 34-year-old Travis Montgomery of Bradenton began when agents received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a man sharing CSAM through the messaging app Kik.

An investigation revealed that Montgomery had received files depicting sexual abuse against children from the victims’ mother in Washington state.

The mother was arrested and charged in Washington.

Montgomery also sent files showing him performing sexual acts that intentionally contaminated food at the restaurant where he was employed. Officials said he is no longer employed at the restaurant, but they did not provide any additional information about what restaurant it was or when the contamination occurred.

He has been charged with six third-degree felony counts of possession of child pornography, one second-degree felony count of soliciting an image from a parent or guardian of sexual conduct involving a child and one first-degree felony count of food tampering.

Montgomery is being held on a $260,000 bond and is facing 75 years in prison if convicted, officials said.

“These arrests reflect our ongoing commitment to child protection,” Attorney General James Uthmeier said. “If you are trying to prey on kids, we are watching, and we are coming for you.”

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