PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Authorities have booked a 69-year-old Zephyrhills man into the Pasco County Jail following an intensive undercover investigation into the digital distribution of illegal materials.
Frank Tonin now faces 17 counts of possessing child sexual abuse materials and one count of promoting a sexual performance by a child, all of which are classified as second-degree felonies.
The investigation kicked off in January 2026 when Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) agents launched a proactive operation to track down individuals sharing such content online. According to investigators, they traced a specific IP address back to Tonin’s home…