St. Petersburg Police Press Release


ANTHONY HOLLOWAY
Chief of Police
1301 First Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
(727) 893-7550
police.stpete.org

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release
Report number: 2025-025424
Date of original release: 04/02/2025

Arrest Made for Possession of Child Pornography

Release posted on 04/02/2025 at 2:23 PM

Investigators received a tip that a 45-year-old man was using a cloud-based file sharing service to store child pornography.

John Toberman of St. Petersburg has been charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography.

Toberman was found to have more than 10 videos depicting child pornography on his cellphone.

The investigation remains open. Detectives are continuing the search for additional leads and information helpful to the investigation.

Anyone with concerns or has knowledge about the case should contact St. Petersburg Police at (727) 893-7780 or text SPPD + your tip to TIP411.

white man with brown hair and facial hair

John Toberman

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