Featured Florida Deputy Sworn In and Fired Within 24 Hours After He Is Charged With Possession of Child Pornography

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Kai Cromer, a 19-year-old sheriff's deputy, was allegedly pressuring teen girls to send him nude photos, authorities said.
On the afternoon of March 4, 19-year-old Kai Cromer was sworn in as an Indian River County Sheriff's deputy in Florida. By that night, a search warrant had been issued for his home.

He has been charged with possession of child pornography, after a female teenager came forward when she saw Cromer on her high school campus during an official visit, authorities said.

Deputy Fired After 1st Day at Work, Charged With Child Pornography

Kai Cromer, a 19-year-old sheriff's deputy, was allegedly pressuring teen girls to send him nude photos, authorities said.

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According to the arrest affidavit, Cromer contacted 16- and 17-year-old girls on Snapchat, asking for nude photos and sexually explicit videos. Investigators say both teens sent him explicit content—and that Cromer, in turn, sent them explicit videos of himself.

In messages obtained by authorities, the 16-year-old reminded Cromer she was underage. He replied, “I know how to keep a secret.” The 17-year-old said she was reluctant to comply with his requests but described him as “very manipulative and demanding.”

“He’s telling these young girls, ‘I’m a deputy. I’m going to be a deputy. I’m a powerful person. Send me these pictures,’” Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said after Cromer’s 2024 arrest. “He’s essentially forcing them to do it.”

The State Attorney’s Office has offered him a significantly reduced plea deal.

Under the proposed agreement, Cromer would plead guilty to three amended counts of Possession of Obscenity Harmful to Minors. The state is offering a sentencing cap of eight months in county jail for the first count, followed by three years of sex offender probation—including a psychosexual evaluation and mandatory therapy.

The remaining two counts would each carry two years of standard felony probation, served consecutively. Cromer would also be required to surrender his state law enforcement certification.

Notably, he would not have to register as a sex offender under the deal.

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Plea deal offered to former Indian River County deputy accused of messaging teenage girls

A former Indian River County deputy accused of exchanging explicit content with underage girls has been offered a plea deal.

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