PORT ST. LUCIE — A Port St. Lucie man was arrested Tuesday after police said a months-long investigation uncovered more than 600 files depicting the sexual abuse of children, some involving infants.
Police said 24-year-old Brandon Norris faces 26 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material and one count of sexual activity involving an animal following a joint investigation by the Port St. Lucie Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, its digital forensic team, and the U.S. Marshals Task Force.
According to PSLPD, the case began May 13 when detectives received a tip from an online platform about sexually explicit videos that appeared to involve underage children. Investigators obtained search warrants and subpoenas that led them to Norris, authorities said…