FDLE Arrests McDavid ManOn Multiple Felony Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges

August 18, 2026

tate authorities arrested a McDavid man on multiple felony child sexual exploitation charges on Monday

James Thomas McDuffie, 49, was booked into the Escambia County Jail on multiple Florida Department of Law Enforcement charges including creating, producing, or possessing computer-generated or altered child sexual abuse material, possessing, promoting, or distributing child sexual abuse material or child pornography, and using a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.

He was booked into the Escambia County Jail at noon on Monday. He remained in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $301,000.

Complete details on the charges and allegations against McDuffie were not immediately available on Monday.

This story will be updates as more details are released.

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