Key West man sentenced on child porn possession, spared time on bestiality
A Key West bartender was sentenced to three years in state prison Tuesday after pleading no contest to possessing child pornography.
In exchange for his plea, 28-year-old Jorge Tyler Perez was spared from spending the next 70 years in prison on bestiality charges after Florida Department of Law Enforcement detectives say they found more than a dozen videos on his computer of a man sexually abusing dogs, according to the Monroe County State Attorney’s Office.
According to the FDLE arrest affidavit, detectives identified Perez as the man sexually abusing one of his dogs in 10 videos found on one of his electronic devices they seized while serving a search warrant on his home over the summer. Detectives found four other similar videos, but could not identify the abuser.
Investigators also found a video on Perez’s device showing a man sexually abusing a young girl, but detectives could not identify the man, the FDLE said at the time of the arrest in July.
“This defendant engaged in conduct that is both deeply disturbing and criminal at every level. The sentence imposed ensures he will be removed from the community for a significant period of time and held fully accountable,” Chief Assistant Monroe County State Attorney Joseph Mansfield said in a statement.
The FDLE began the investigation that resulted in Perez’s arrest in November 2024 after the National Center for Missing and Endangered Children issued a cybertip indicating a Snapchat user had uploaded child sexual abuse material. The Key West Police Department and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations assisted in the case, which was prosecuted by Major Crimes Assistant State Attorney Colleen Dunne.
Agents later identified the user as Perez and discovered he “also uploaded videos of bestiality,” according to the affidavit.
County Judge Mark Wilson sentenced Perez to prison, plus five years sexual offender probation, which will require him to undergo therapy and mental health evaluations, followed by five years of regular probation. He is not allowed to own animals or live in a home where animals are present, said state attorney spokesman Steven Torrence.
“If he were to violate his probation, Perez could be facing over 70 years in prison,” Mansfield said. Perez was facing five years on each of the 14 counts of animal abuse prosecutors charged him with on July 31, according to the state attorney’s office.
