11th Circuit rules evidence justifies charges in Florida child pornography case

By: Michael Moline

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: September 17, 2026

Words: 575

Last Updated: 21 hours, 19 minutes ago

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A federal appeals court has rejected arguments from a Tallahassee man charged with child pornography that police were wrong to rely on evidence from his internet service provider through the federally authorized CyberTip program.

In a 24-page ruling Thursday by a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Andrew Brasher wrote that the arresting officer reasonably relied on evidence service provider Synchronoss forwarded to the Tallahassee Police Department through …

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