Florida man arrested on multiple felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, police say

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. - The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) says they have arrested Langston Rowe, of Altamonte Springs, on five felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse material.

Police say the investigation began in November when FDLE received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

The tip was alerting agents to files depicting the sexual abuse of children being uploaded to an online storage platform, officials say.

An official report shows the investigation identified Rowe, 19, as the account user and his residence as the location where the IP address was being used.

Langson Rowe, 19, was arrested Dec. 20 in Altamonte Springs. (Credit: Florida Department of Law Enforcement)

FDLE agents say they served a warrant at Rowe’s residence and seized several electronic devices.

A preliminary forensic analysis located multiple files depicting the sexual abuse of children, some as young as 8 years old, officials say.

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Rowe was arrested and booked into the Seminole County Jail Dec 20.

Officials report the case will be prosecuted by Attorney General Ashley Moody's Office of Statewide Prosecution.

Law enforcement officers say the arrest is the result of FDLE’s statewide initiative to locate and arrest criminals sharing files depicting the sexual abuse of children.

Police ask parents to visit the FDLE website here to review tips for keeping children safe online.

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