Daytona Beach, FL - Three Volusia County men, all under the age of 30, were arrested on Thursday and all are charged with possession of child pornography. The Volusia Sheriff's Office (VSO) says the cases are not related. The youngest, Trenton Lewis is 19. He's charged with 19 counts and remains in jail on a $95,000 bond. The next is 25-year-old Terence Watkins, with seven counts and a bond set at $35,000, who remains jailed. The third is 26-year-old Jared Stone. He faces 26 counts and is out of jail on a $130,000 bond.
The VSO Child Exploitation Unit (CEU) obtained warrants for the three men as a result of criminal investigations after being alerted by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
All three cases were worked the same way as detectives got search warrants for each suspect's home and seized their electronic devices. Photos and videos portraying children as young as 2 to 4 years old, and as old as 13 to 16, in sexual positions were found.
As of Saturday morning, Lewis and Watkins remain in the Volusia County Jail. Stone bonded out on Friday.
Investigators say there are no indications of in-person victims but if you have information that shows otherwise, contact the Volusia Sheriff’s Office Child Exploitation Unit at (386) 323-3574.
