{"id":81059,"date":"2016-07-13T19:30:03","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T23:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=81059"},"modified":"2016-07-13T19:31:54","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T23:31:54","slug":"sheriff-boy-scout-leader-sent-nude-photos-to-minor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/sheriff-boy-scout-leader-sent-nude-photos-to-minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheriff: Boy Scout Leader Sent Nude Photos To Minor"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pinellas County, Florida — Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit have arrested a Pinellas Park man for one felony count of transmission of material harmful to a minor by electronic device and one felony count of certain uses of computer services or devices prohibited.<\/p>\n
According to detectives, their investigation began in June 2016, after receiving information that the suspect, identified as 18-year-old Patrick Ferguson, had sent a nude image of himself to the victim.<\/p>\n
Ferguson had been appointed as a leader within the Boy Scouts at the time the incident had occurred.<\/p>\n
Detectives arrested Ferguson and charged him with one felony count of transmission of material harmful to a minor by electronic device and one felony count of certain uses of computer services or devices prohibited.<\/p>\n
Ferguson was transported to the Pinellas County Jail without further incident.<\/p>\n
The investigation continues.<\/p>\n