A Port St. Joe man was arrested
Wednesday and is now facing sexual battery and child pornography
charges.
69 year old Clark Gilbert Downs was
arrested after a month long investigation into an alleged sexual
assault in March of a victim under the age of eighteen and an
incident that occurred four years ago involving a victim who was also
under the age of eighteen at the time.
Investigators found that Downs’ used
Facebook Messenger to receive and solicit inappropriate photographs
of the victim who was personally known to him.
On April 18th, Investigators executed a
search warrant at Down's home.
Multiple computers and electronic
devices were seized as evidence for further analysis.
A preview of Downs’ computer at the
scene revealed photographs he took in November 2014 of the
second victim in the case.
The discovery of the photographs led to
additional charges of sexual battery on a person twelve year of age
or older, lewd or lascivious molestation of a victim twelve year of
age or older, and eleven counts of possession of child pornography.
The computers and electronic devices
seized will be analyzed by the FDLE Computer Crime Center and
additional charges are anticipated.
Downs was booked into the Gulf County
Detention Facility and released Thursday on a $110,000 bond.
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