CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Cape Coral man is behind bars after police say they uncovered several files containing child sexual abuse materials.
The Cape Coral Police Department arrested 32-year-old Frantz Clerjuste on Monday, July 28, following an investigation by the department’s Special Victims Unit. He is charged with one count of possessing child pornography, and authorities say additional charges are possible.
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According to police, the investigation began in January when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children gave a tip that two files of suspected child pornography had been uploaded to Dropbox, a widely used file-sharing platform.
Police later executed a search warrant at Clerjuste's home.
“They were able to determine that 45 different files were uploaded to Dropbox, and many of those depicted sexually explicit content involving minors,” said Cape Coral Police Department Public Information Officer Lisa Greenberg.
Among the files, police discovered two videos showing a man with a goatee and long dreadlocks recording himself working out at a gym. Detectives say those videos helped them identify Clerjuste as the suspect.
“They identified the suspect in this case, and the driver’s license photo matched the man in the video — it was the same person,” Greenberg said.
Clerjuste was taken into custody and booked into the Lee County Jail. His next court hearing is scheduled for Sept. 2.
