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Canadian cruise passenger arrested at PortMiami for buying child sexual abuse material, cops say

Nicholas Gardener (MDCR)

MIAMI – A Canadian man disembarking a cruise ship ended up in a South Florida jail after authorities said he was “flagged for purchasing child sexual abuse material online.”

Miami-Dade police arrested Nicholas Gardener, 24, of Brampton, Ontario, on Saturday at PortMiami’s Terminal A at 2000 N. Cruise Blvd., according to an arrest report.

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The report states that a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer searched Gardner’s phone and found three illicit videos and two illicit images.

They depicted girls between the ages of 5 and 8 being victimized, police said.

Authorities said Gardener made a confession, which was redacted from the arrest report.

As of Monday morning, Gardener, who turns 25 on Wednesday, was being held in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $50,000 bond for five felony charges related to the possession of child sexual abuse material.

He’s also behind bars on an immigration hold.

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