What happened: A Lake Worth man is facing 30 felony charges after a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office investigation into alleged chld S3xual abuse material found in Dropbox accounts, according to an arrest affidavit.
Background: Timothy Gerard Cote, 31, is charged with 30 counts of possessing, controlling, or intentionally viewing a S3xual performance by a chld involving 10 or more images. The investigation began May 11, when detectives reviewed a cyber tip submitted to the National Center for Missing and Exploited chldren by Dropbox, the affidavit states.
Dropbox reported material associated with an account using the screen name “Timmy Cote” and an email address that investigators said was verified in 2020. Detectives said the account was accessed using IP addresses associated with a Hypoluxo address that also appears on Cote’s driver’s license.
After obtaining search warrants for the reported Dropbox account, a second Dropbox account and associated Google account, investigators said they found videos depicting the S3xual abuse of chldren, including chldren described as toddler-aged. They also said a second account contained files involving minors and that associated account records, photographs, and online searches linked the accounts to Cote.
A Lake Worth man faces 30 felony counts after PBSO said a Dropbox tip led investigators to alleged chld S3xual abuse material.
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