20-Year-Old Arrested for Exploiting Children Online in Marion County

MARION COUNTY, FL (352today.com) – A Marion County man was arrested Friday after investigators said he used social media platforms to target and exploit children online.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office announced that Aiden Lucas Page, 20, was taken into custody on Sept. 19 on charges of possession of child sexual abuse material, transmitting harmful material to minors and misuse of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.

According to officials, the case began with the Umatilla Police Department, which received information about an individual engaging in inappropriate behavior with minors on Discord and X, formerly known as Twitter. The suspect was later identified as Page, who lives in Marion County. The investigation was then turned over to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office…

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