23 y/o arrested for distributing child pornography

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - Pensacola police said a man was arrested on child pornography charges Thursday, January 31, after investigators determined he had downloaded sexually explicit movies involving children onto his laptop computer and transmitted those images to other computer users.

Joshua Montuori, 23, was charged with 20 counts of distribution of obscene communications. He was booked into the Escambia County Jail on a $100,000 bond.

Detective Chris Wilkinson said agents with the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force initiated a search warrant at Montuori’s residence Thursday after Montuori was identified via the internet as distributing child pornography.

Wilkinson said an investigation is continuing to identify people who received child pornography from Montuori via the Internet.

Task force members who assisted the Pensacola Police Department with this investigation included the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Office of Homeland Security and Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.