Polk detectives explore kid porn on suspect’s laptop throughout PSC knowledge breach investigation

Winter HAVEN, Fla. – As detectives were being investigating a facts breach at Polk State Faculty, they found out the guy they arrested was in possession of little one pornography displaying kids as younger as infants, they claimed.

Polk County detectives arrested 38-12 months-old Brandon James Diaz on Thursday. According to Sheriff Grady Judd, he was a registered nurse, utilized by Lakeland Regional Health and fitness. Via his position, he also worked as a clinical coordinator at PSC. Before starting to be a nurse, he was a paramedic and firefighter.

The healthcare facility presents random drug screenings, and when Diaz tested constructive this calendar year, he was fired. As a result, PSC also eliminated him from his place at the university, the sheriff stated. It is unclear which drug may possibly have been in his process at the time.

“This created him exceptionally indignant. He was not a joyful guy,” Sheriff Judd explained through a Friday press meeting. “Knowledge he unsuccessful the drug test in 2021…what does he do? He decides that two of the instructors above the [PSC] Centre for Public Basic safety ended up accountable for him shedding his task. What does aged Einstein right here do? He decides to hack desktops.”

“People instructors…had nothing at all to do with him tests constructive for drugs,” he mentioned later on.

The sheriff stated that when they reset their passwords, what comes up on the instructors’ display was the phrase, “Ha Ha Ha, loser.” 

PSC notified the sheriff’s business office and used a know-how company in California to monitor down the IP handle – which led them to Diaz. 

“What I have to say to Brandon is, ‘Ho Ho Ho, Merry Xmas,” Sheriff Judd explained. “You acquired a jail mobile for Christmas from us.”

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Officers claimed no particular facts was unveiled all through the breach, but he had accessibility to scheduling and grades. 

“Though we’re performing our because of diligence, voilà, we discover little one porn. Did you hear what I said? We observed youngster porn,” Sheriff Judd described. “You cannot make this up. He’s utilizing his laptop or computer, to hack computer systems whilst he’s acquired kid porn on him. Perfectly, we just materialize to be qualified detectives, so we receive a further warrant.”

Right after, detectives explained that led them to file 75 counts of youngster pornography possession towards Diaz. They stated the youngsters in the imagery had been as “younger as infants.”

“Brandon Diaz is like unbelievably in deep difficulties,” the sheriff mentioned. “It started off with hacking into a computer…blaming another person else for his outrageous conduct. If you had just remaining everybody by itself, at least for the time staying, you’d be residence for Christmas with your a few little ones. But hey, you will not likely be by oneself. Brandon, for Xmas, you can have 3,000 of your new ideal pals in the Polk County jail technique.”

“Share with them how you have five brain cells,” he continued, “and 4 of them went to the North Pole to see Santa Claus.”

Investigators mentioned there is presently no indicator he abused his small children. In accordance to Diaz, he was an assistant nurse supervisor at AdventHealth in Winter season Haven, but they are still hoping to affirm it with the Human Methods office.

Sheriff Grady Judd is expected to supply additional facts in the course of a Friday early morning press meeting.