SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – The Seminole County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man for producing and possessing child pornography, and lewd or lascivious battery on a minor.
Deputies said they arrested Ricardo Pombo-Foster, 55, of Altamonte Springs, Saturday.
Investigators with the Crimes Against Children Unit received information that Pombo-Foster paid two teenage girls with cash and prescription drugs to have sexual activities with him, deputies said.
Investigators said the abuse was believed to have occurred over a six-month period at Pombo-Foster's former home.
While the investigators spoke to the victims, it was learned that Pombo-Foster had also used his cellphone to take pictures and videos of the victims engaging in sexual activity with him.
Deputies arrested Pombo-Foster and charged him with 15 counts of producing child pornography, 18 counts of possessing child pornography and four counts of lewd or lascivious battery on a child.
Pombo-Foster is currently being held at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility with a $1,175,000 bond.
Investigators are asking anyone with information on possible additional victims to call the Sheriff's Office Crimes Against Children Unit at 407-665-6650.