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Child porn suspect now facing sexual battery charge

A video showed the suspect battering a 12-year-old boy, deputies say.
Credit: Pasco County Jail

LAND O' LAKES, Fla. — A man already facing child porn charges is in deeper trouble after an investigation turned up a video showing him sexually battering a 12-year-old boy, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said.

Joseph Anthony Ponchot, 49, of Land O' Lakes, was arrested in February on child porn charges.

The investigation continued, and the sheriff's office got a warrant to look at his Google account. Detectives said they found hundreds of child porn photos and videos.

One of the videos, dated July 6, 2018, shows Ponchot sexually battering a boy, deputies said.

In addition to his previous charges, he's now charged with lewd and lascivious battery on a victim between 12 and 15, and with promoting sexual performance by a child.

He is being held without bail at the Land O' Lakes Jail.

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