MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A Miami-Dade County man was arrested last week, months after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a cyber tip about him, authorities said.
According to his arrest report, the investigation into Desmond Dorsey, 51, was opened in November 2023 after a cyber tip indicated that he had uploaded multiple files containing child pornography on the Kik app.
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Miami-Dade police confirmed that a search warrant was obtained for Dorsey’s Kik account, which revealed at least 420 images and videos that contained both adult pornography and child pornography.
According to the report, the files depicted both boys and girl, some who appeared to be under 3 years old.
Dorsey was taken into custody Thursday by the U.S. Secret Service.
According to the report, the special agent noted to police that Dorsey is 600 pounds, lives in his vehicle, and due to his weight, he is unable to get himself out of the vehicle without assistance from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
Police said Dorsey was placed on a stretcher after being removed from his car and was taken to Jackson South Medical Center, where he was interviewed by detectives.
Police confirmed that Dorsey provided them with a statement, however that was redacted from the publicly released report.
According to the report, Dorsey remained hospitalized until Saturday when he was transferred to the Metro West Detention Center.
He faces 15 counts of possession of sexual performance by a child and 12 counts of promoting sexual performance by a child.
As of Monday, his bond had yet to be set and his mugshot was not yet available on the jail website.