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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nA tip led to the arrest of 33-year-old John Breen in 2018 after he was accused of sexually battering two young girls and posting pictures online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to court documents, the abuse went on between April 28 and July 20, 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Deputies said Breen took eight pictures of the abuse and uploaded them to a website. His email and phone number were linked to the account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to his arrest report, investigators noted a rose tattoo on the suspect\u2019s hand that appeared in the child porn pictures. Deputies said Breen has the same tattoo in the same location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On December 13, 2019, law enforcement officers searched Breen\u2019s Lehigh Acres home. In an interview, the 33-year-old admitted to sexually abusing a 7-year-old child at his home and taking pictures of the abuse with his cell phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report said the blue interior wall color in his home was consistent with the background in the child porn pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In one of the cases, the victim\u2019s mother told deputies she caught Breen in bed with her daughter. The girl accused Breen of touching her inappropriately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the mother confronted him about the allegations, a report said he did not confirm or deny it but did confess to having a \u201cproblem with porn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The case was investigated by the FBI, and Fort Myers Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Breen was charged with sex assault, molestation and cruelty toward a child by promoting a sexual performance by a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was also sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release and ordered to register as a sex offender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Breen pled guilty to the charges August 19, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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