(Florence, Ky.) - On Thursday, April 3, Boone County Sheriff's detectives received a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
The NCMEC report was generated after a social media platform reported that an account was sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Through the investigation, detectives identified the account holder as Jeremy Deriso, 30. Detectives identified Deriso by confirming his IP address as well as his email address which were directly linked to the CSAM distribution on the platform.
Detectives obtained a search warrant and served the social media platform who then verified that between the reports provided by NCMEC, 18 videos of known CSAM were shared and a total of 34 times by Deriso.
Earlier this week, detectives executed a search warrant at Deriso's apartment on Tamarack Circle where multiple electronic devices were seized.
Deriso was taken into custody on Tuesday and is currently at the Boone County Jail, where he is being held on a $250,000 bond.
He is charged with six (6) counts of possess matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor 1st offense, twelve (12) counts possess matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor under 12 years old, eight (8) counts of distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor and twenty-six (26) counts of distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor under 12 years old.
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