Overview
- Hull’s then-girlfriend checked his phone and, on April 30, reported Telegram chats and media to Sarasota County deputies.
- Detectives say they found links to sites used to share child abuse material, messages about paying for files, and images and videos of girls between 8 and 15.
- An affidavit says Hull told investigators he used Telegram to access the material because he wanted to “try something new.”
- Deputies obtained a warrant, conducted a forensic exam, and arrested him without incident, then charged him with 15 counts as SCSO credited coordinated work by its Patrol, ICAC, and TAC units.
- He remains jailed on $112,500 bail, with local reports saying a judge barred internet and social media use if he is released.