@el_jivarooo: Pensacola, Florida – Authorities said a 47-year-old Pensacola man is behind bars following a statewide initiative to identify and arrest criminals targeting children. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) opened an investigation in October 2026, after a former part-time officer with the Pensacola Police Department was arrested and charged with possession of controlled substances without a prescription. Over the course of the investigation, detectives seized Matthew Baxter’s electronic devices with Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) files and videos depicting sexual activity involving animals, which were recovered in a preliminary forensic analysis. Also recovered were images of unknown individuals in different restrooms that Baxter had taken. FDLE agents located and took Baxter into custody on Monday, October 26, 2026. He was lodged in the Escambia County Jail on the following charges: Four counts of digital voyeurism Four counts of possession of CSAM 30 counts of sexual activity involving animals Two counts of using a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony Baxter is being held without bond.