24-year-old faces 19 counts of child pornography

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - Multiple felony counts were filed on a Pensacola man after a month-long investigation determined he was downloading child pornography off the internet.

William Blake Edgar, 24, was arrested around 8 a.m. Friday, November 2 and charged with 19 counts of possession of child pornography. Additional charges are anticipated, said Detective Jeff Brown.

Edgar, who is unemployed, was arrested during a search warrant at his residence. The warrant was served by members of the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which includes personnel from the Pensacola Police Department, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Homeland Security.

Brown said officers seized a computer and several other electronic devices that contained several thousand child notable photographs; additional forensic investigations will be done on them.

The male and female children shown in the photographs are believed to be up to 13 years old. Some of the pictures and movies showed children being sexually abused.

Brown said investigators also are trying to determine if Edgar had personal contact with children.