Sheriff’s Office investigation leads to arrest of 22-year-old on multiple counts of possession and promotion of CSAM.
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. – A Spring Hill man, Kevin Daniel Hondal Perez, was arrested and is facing 17 felony charges following a detailed investigation into the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The arrest came after a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) led Hernando County detectives to his doorstep.
The investigation began on March 16, 2025, when the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office received information from NCMEC about a social media account containing child pornography. Detectives traced the account to a residence on Seahorse Avenue in Spring Hill, where a search warrant was executed on September 17, 2025.
Upon arrival, a resident at the Seahorse Avenue home told deputies that Hondal Perez, 22, had previously lived there in an RV but had since moved. However, detectives located Hondal Perez’s phone number, which was linked to the social media account, leading them to his new address on Landmark Drive.
Deputies quickly located Hondal Perez at the Landmark Drive residence. He was detained and brought back to the Seahorse Avenue location for questioning.
According to the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office, Hondal Perez admitted to owning and using the social media account to “seek and share files of child pornography.” He stated he had last viewed such content on his phone just one week prior.
During the subsequent investigation, detectives found multiple electronic devices belonging to Hondal Perez, including a second phone, a desktop computer, and a tablet. These devices were found to contain numerous files of child pornography.
Hondal Perez was taken into custody and is currently being held at the Hernando County Detention Center on a $255,000 bond. He faces 14 counts of Possession of Child Pornography, two counts of Possession of a Sexual Performance by a Child with Intent to Promote, and one count of Unlawful Use of a Two-Way Communication Device.
Sheriff Al Nienhuis released a statement reiterating his office’s “zero tolerance” for CSAM, promising that all tips will be “meticulously investigated” and offenders will be “prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
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