A tip led investigators to the door of a 67-year-old man believed to have possessed and transmitted child pornography in Port St. Lucie.
Authorities arrested Stephen M. Henderson, who faces 36 counts on two charges – possession of child pornography and electronic transmission of the same.
He is being held at the jail in lieu of $135,000 bail.
The investigation began in January after a tip came in from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Cyber Tipline to the South Florida Internet Crimes Against Children, where Port St. Lucie police detectives are assigned.
Detectives discovered an IP address tied to Henderson that was used to upload and send child porn, according to the Port St. Lucie Police Department.
In late May, they secured and executed a search warrant on Henderson’s home in the 600 block of SE Harborview Drive, netting evidence to support the charges, police said. No further information was provided.