PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A New Port Richey man faces nearly a century in state prison following his arrest this week during a state law enforcement sweep targeting online predators.
Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that 36-year-old Joseph Dearborn was taken into custody and charged with 15 counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM) and one count of Promotion of a Sexual Performance by a Child.
The investigation began on January 16, 2026, when the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) flagged Dearborn’s IP address during an undercover internet operation. Investigators tracking illicit activity on a Peer-to-Peer network using eDonkey software tied the network traffic back to Dearborn’s location…