Crime & Safety

Detectives Say They Found Child Porn In Home Of Tampa Man

A 43-year-old Tampa man has been charged with possessing child pornography after detectives conducted a search of his home.

Roy Slate III has been charged with possession of child pornography.
Roy Slate III has been charged with possession of child pornography. (Hillsborough Sheriff)

TAMPA, FL — A 43-year-old Tampa man has been charged with possessing child pornography after Hillsborough County Sheriff's detectives conducted a court-authorized search of his home.

According to the sheriff's office, on Friday detectives searched the home of Roy Slate III in the 6200 block of East 21st Avenue and found child pornography on devices belonging to Slate.

He was charged with two counts of possession of child pornography and unlawful use of a two-way communications device.

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