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Man, 79, faces several counts of possession of child porn

By Staff | Sep 26, 2012

Donald Deane Michie

A Lehigh Acres man faces charges today with 72 counts of possession of child pornography. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has identified the suspect as Donald Deane Michie, 79, of Apartment B3, 1200 W. Broad Street.

He was arrested by agents with the FDLE, the Fort Myers Regional Operations Center Cyber Crimes Task Force on Wednesday, Sept. 19.

In addition to multiple charges of possession of child pornography, Michie has been also been charged with two counts of computer pornography.

FDLE agents said they executed a search warrant at his home and said they found numerous images of child pornography on his computer. Michie remains in the Lee County Jail with a $2,000 bond on each of the multiple count. His scheduled trial is set for Oct. 22 at 8:30 a.m., according to arrest records.

Possessing, distributing, transmitting and manufacturing child pornography are all illegal in Florida and are third degree felonies covered under Florida Statutes 847.0135, 847.0138 and 827.071.