Accused Florida pervert Erick Paniagua had sexual photos of children as young as 2: police

A Florida man has been charged with 15 crimes after an investigation found he allegedly possessed sexually explicit images and videos of children — some as young as 2 years old, according to police.

Erick Paniagua, 29, was arrested Wednesday by Miami-Dade County police at his Richmond West home after authorities discovered the accused pervert had been downloading and posting obscene files online that included sexually abusive material involving boys and girls between the ages of 2 and 12, the Miami Herald reported.

Police and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation in August after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that Paniagua was storing files through the online messaging app Kik, according to an arrest report.

Authorities said Kik reported the matter to NCMEC.

The Kik account was originally owned by Paniagua, according to the report, and police later discovered he had also used Skiff, an encrypted email service, to transfer about 100 files to his account registered under the username Richardsman12.

Police conducted a search at the residential address associated with the IP service linked to the account — Paniagua’s home — where he admitted to the charges after being informed of his rights, the report said.

According to the Herald, Paniagua’s electronic devices have been seized and are currently being examined for further evidence.

Paniagua has been charged with 15 counts of possession of obscene sexual material by a child and is currently being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on $30,000 bail, according to court documents.