Marion County teenager charged as adult over hundreds of child abuse videos

A 17-year-old has been charged as an adult with producing and possessing child sexual abuse material, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.Angel Castro was booked into the Marion County Jail Tuesday on nine counts of producing child pornography and five counts of possession of child pornography, the sheriff’s office said. He is being held without bond.Investigation began with Snapchat reportOcala police received information Aug. 14 that Castro had uploaded child sexual abuse material to Snapchat, according to investigators.Detectives determined the upload originated from a home outside the city’s jurisdiction and referred the investigation to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.A detective with the Internet Crimes Against Children unit obtained a search warrant for Castro’s Snapchat records. Investigators said they found hundreds of videos Castro had produced, including recordings containing statements about sexually abusing children.The sheriff’s office said a Homeland Secur