Bradenton, Fla.-(Newsradio 970 WFLA)-Manatee County Sheriff Deputies have arrested a Bradenton man for 11 counts of sexual performance by a child and one count of transmission of child pornography.
Deputies say they started investigating 29 year-old Timothy J. Shoemaker back in December of 2016 for transmitting child pornography via the internet. The investigation led deputies to get a search warrant for Shoemaker's home.
Deputies won't say exactly what they found, but say they did find files containing a large amount of child porn.
Investigators are asking anyone with more information on the case to call the M.C.S.O. at 941-747-3011.
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