Man arrested in Volusia County had 42,000 illegal images of children, sheriff says
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By Brandon Hogan
Published on May 30, 2026.
A man arrested in Volusia County, Florida, has been found to have more than 42,000 illegal images of children on his devices, according to Sheriff Mike Chitwood. The images, which included girls from ages 4 to 10, were recovered from Trent Prather's devices and included girls aged between 4 and 10 years old. Prather, who is facing five counts of possession of a weapon by a felon and 20 counts of possessing child phonography, is also facing additional charges related to the illegal images. This is not the first time Prather was investigated in Utah for viewing the same content, mostly involving girls 6-7 years old, but some as young as 2, yet he was only sentenced to probation in two cases seven years apart. The sheriff suggested that more charges could be brought against Prather as an investigation continues.
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