A 19-year-old DeLand man was arrested after he was found to be in possession of sexually explicit images and videos of girls as young as 2-years-old.
Wesley Faircloth was arrested on Friday, January 27, by Volusia County Sheriff’s Office deputies on 30 counts of possession of sexual performance by a child.
According to police, a search warrant was issued for Faircloth’s home at 1420 McGregor Road in DeLand after a tip was received by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which alerts local law enforcement agencies to reports of exploitation and child pornographic material shared online.
At his home, detectives seized cell phones for forensic examination and found numerous photos or videos of sexual exploitation of girls estimated to range in age from 2 to 13 years old.
Police say that messages recovered from Faircloth’s phone indicated that he was trading files with other people.
Faircloth is being held at the Volusia County Branch Jail with no bond.
Volusia County Sheriff’s Office officials are asking anyone with information that might help them in this case to contact the VSO Child Exploitation Unit at 386-323-3574.