In December 2025, members from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Unit

received a tip from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children regarding child sexual abuse material. The

investigation identified Colby Sanders of Crestview as the suspect.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force executed a

search warrant at Sanders’ residence on Old Bethel Road in Crestview, which resulted in the discovery of over 6,000

files of generated child sexual abuse material. Sanders was arrested and charged with possession of generated child

pornography (F.S.S. 827.072).

827.072 Generated child pornography.—

(1) As used in this section, the term:

(a) “Generated child pornography” means any image that has been created, altered, adapted, or modified by

electronic, mechanical, or other computer-generated means to portray a fictitious person, who a reasonable person

would regard as being a real person younger than 18 years of age, engaged in sexual conduct.

(b) “Intentionally view” has the same meaning as in s. 827.071.

(c) “Sexual conduct” has the same meaning as in s. 827.071.

(2)(a) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly possess or control or intentionally view a photograph, a motion

picture, a representation, an image, a data file, a computer depiction, or any other presentation which, in whole or in

part, he or she knows includes generated child pornography. The possession, control, or intentional viewing of each

such photograph, motion picture, representation, image, data file, computer depiction, or other presentation is a

separate offense. A person who violates this paragraph commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided

in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(b) A person who intentionally creates generated child pornography commits a felony of the third degree,

punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

Here is additional background information on the subject from the FBI: https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2024/PSA240329

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