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Cape Coral Man Arrested for Child Pornography

(September 21, 2022)- On September 20, 2022, Cape Coral Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit contacted William JohnScott Tulko Jr.  (W/M 3-8-1988, 507 SE 20th Place) at his residence upon the probable cause established for violating F.S.S. 827.071(5) Possession of Sexual Performance by a Child (ten counts) & F.S.S. 847.0137(2) Transmitting Pornography from an Electronic Device.

The Cape Coral Police Department was first informed on March 7th, 2022, when a subject contacted officers to report that while communicating with subjects in his social media application Discord he was contacted by a subject utilizing the Discord username “iRapeKids666#4478” with three separate hyperlinks depicting naked children and adults engaging in sexually explicit activities.

A warrant on the Discord account was obtained and signed, and a subsequent residential search warrant was also obtained for the home address of Mr. Tulko. Numerous items were seized from the residence. Mr. Tulko’s cellphone was placed into evidence and a digital forensic examination was executed which revealed ten photos depicting children engaging in sexual conduct and/or lewd exhibition of their genitals. After a comprehensive investigation, Mr. Tulko was arrested at his home address on September 20, 2022.

Mr. Tulko was subsequently transported to Lee County Jail.

Mr. Tulko was charged with the following:

* Possession of Sexual Performance by a Child F.S.S. 827.071(5), ten counts.

* Transmitting Pornography from an Electronic Device F.S.S. 847.0137(2).

Tulko

ARRESTED: William JohnScott Tulko Jr.  (W/M 3-8-1988, 507 SE 20th Place)

CHARGES:
* Possession of Sexual Performance by a Child F.S.S. 827.071(5), ten counts.

* Transmitting Pornography from an Electronic Device F.S.S. 847.0137(2).
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