| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: DETECTIVE KENNETH LAKATIS/0585 (AR15-16188) DID KNOWINGLY AND UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HIS POSSESSION A PHOTOGRAPH, MOTION PICTURE, EXHIBITION, SHOW, REPRESENTATION, OR OTHER PRESENTATION WHICH, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, HE OR SHE KNOWS TO INCLUDE ANY SEXUAL CONDUCT BY A CHILD. THE POSSESSION OF EACH SUCH PHOTOGRAPH, MOTION PICTURE, EXHIBITION, SHOW, REPRESENTATION, OR PRESENTATION IS A SEPARATE OFFENSE. WHOEVER VIOLATES THIS SUBSECTION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY OF THE THIRD DEGREE PUNISHABLE AS PROVIDED IN FLORIDA'S STATE STATUTE NUMBER 827.071(4). ON OR ABOUT JULY 1, 2015, I STARTED AN INVESTIGATION IN REFERENCE TO AN IP ADDRESS LOCATED IN CITRUS COUNTY FLORIDA, WHICH WAS DOWNLOADING AND SHARING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY VIA THE INTERNET. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE DEFENDANTâS ADDRESS WAS CONFIRMED. ON AUGUST 18, 2015, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT, MR JOSHUA MEEKS, AT HIS RESIDENCE. DURING A DIGITALLY RECORDED POST MIRANDA INTERVIEW WITH THE DEFENDANT, HE DID ADMIT TO DOWNLOADING AND VIEWING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. THE DEFENDANT TOLD ME AFTER VIEWING THE IMAGES AND VIDEOS THAT HE WOULD DELETE THEM. ON AUGUST 18, 2015 THE DEFENDANT TURNED HIS COMPUTER OVER TO ME AND GAVE ME PERMISSION TO EXTRACT THE DATA FROM IT. ON AUGUST 26, 2015 DURING A FORENSIC EXAM OF THE DEFENDANTâS COMPUTER, SEVERAL IMAGES OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY WERE DISCOVERED, ALONG WITH THE SOFTWARE USED TO DOWNLOAD THOSE IMAGES/VIDEOS. THE VIDEOS OR IMAGES THAT HAD BEEN SEEN BY ME PREVIOUSLY WERE DISCOVERED IN THE DELETED SECTION OF THE DEFENDANTâS COMPUTER ON TODAYâS DATE, AUGUST 27, 2015, I MET THE DEFENDANT, MR JOSHUA MEEKS AT THE CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY WHERE HE WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. HE WAS CHARGED WITH 10 COUNTS OF POSSESSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND HIS BOND WAS SET AT 20,000.00. NOTE: THIS AFFIDAVIT WAS PREPARED BY AFFIANT AND SENT TO TRANSCRIBER TO BE USED AS HIS ARREST AFFIDAVIT. 0430 |
