Florida Democratic Party official and 'LGBTQ+ rights activist' arrested on child porn charges

Authorities arrested a Florida Democratic Party authoritative and salient LGBTQ activistic connected kid pornography charges this period aft helium allegedly shared contented with an undercover officer.

Matthew Inman, 39, served arsenic treasurer for the Orange County Democratic Party and besides arsenic president of Rainbow Democrats, an LGBTQ activistic group. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the mediate territory of Florida charged Inman with the transportation of kid intersexual maltreatment material. Authorities accidental Inman received and saved respective videos "depicting adults sexually abusing young children."

"In October 2024, Inman traveled to Las Vegas and began talking online with an undercover instrumentality enforcement serviceman posing arsenic the begetter of a 9-year-old boy. During this conversation, Inman expressed involvement successful gathering and sexually assaulting the purported child. He besides sent [child intersexual maltreatment material] videos to the undercover officer," the attorney's bureau added.

The FBI soon obtained a hunt warrant for Inman's house, and authorities accidental the fishy tried to delete videos from his telephone arsenic helium hid from officers successful the attic of his home.

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Florida Democrat Matthew Inman was arrested connected kid pornography charges. (Seminole County Sheriff's Office)

Rainbow Democrats issued a nationalist connection connected societal media conscionable days aft Inman's arrest, saying they were "shocked."

"We connection our condolences to immoderate victims of kid intersexual maltreatment and anticipation justness volition beryllium served to the fullest grade of the law," the organization's committee of directors wrote. "We person suspended Mr. Inman from the Caucus. He has nary acting relation successful immoderate capableness with the enactment arsenic of now. He volition beryllium officially removed astatine our adjacent wide meeting."

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"The Rainbow Democrats are moving to determination beyond this horrible incidental to proceed our work to the community," the connection finished.

An X relationship appearing to belong to Inman identified him arsenic an "LGBTQ+ rights and civilian rights activist." The relationship besides notes his roles with Rainbow Democrats and Orange County Democrats.

Orange County Democrats besides released a connection regarding Inman's arrest, and has since elected a caller treasurer.

"We are profoundly appalled and horrified by the quality that Matthew Inman has been arrested connected charges of intersexual maltreatment involving a minor. We unequivocally condemn kid intersexual maltreatment successful the strongest imaginable presumption and anticipation that immoderate victims progressive person the enactment and resources they request moving forward," the enactment wrote.

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"After learning of the allegations against Mr. Inman, the Orange County Democratic Party acted swiftly to suspend him from each voluntary roles and responsibilities. We volition proceed to uphold the highest standards of accountability and integrity," the connection continued.

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Inman was booked by the Seminole County Sheriff's Office connected Jan. 16 and remains successful custody astatine the John E. Polk Correctional Facility, according to authorities records.