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He had more than 800 images of child porn, including infants, cops say

A 39-year-old Sarasota man is back behind bars after detectives with the Sarasota County Police Department charged him with several dozen additional charges of possession of child pornography.

According to the arrest report, James Robert Geenen was originally charged with three counts of possessing child pornography on Jan. 29. He remained in custody until June before making bond and after detectives wrapped up a forensic investigation of his electronic devices issued a warrant for the additional charges.

Geenen was taken back into custody on July 29 on 800 charges of possessing child pornography.

The forensic examination of Geenen’s devices revealed more than 100 images showed sexual battery on children ranging in ages from infancy to teenagers. Two images showed children tied up and being sexually battered, according to the report.

Detectives say there are also more than 45 videos showing sexual battery on children, again ranging in ages from infancy to teens. Three videos show children in bondage involved in a sexual act and one video shows an 8-year-old tied up and being forced to have sexual contact with a dog.

Geenen is back in the Sarasota County jail where he is being held without bond.

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Mark Young
Bradenton Herald
Breaking News/Real Time Reporter Mark Young began his career in 1996 and has been with the Bradenton Herald since 2014. He has won more than a dozen awards over the years, including the coveted Lucy Morgan Award for In-Depth Reporting from the Florida Press Club and for beat reporting from the Society for Professional Journalists to name a few. His reporting experience is as diverse as the communities he covers. Support my work with a digital subscription
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