The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced last Friday that Orange County Democratic Party Treasurer Matthew A. Inman had been arrested and charged with the transportation of child sex abuse material.
A press release by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida revealed that 39-year-old Inman currently faces a minimum of 5 years and a maximum of 20 years in federal prison if he is convicted on the charges of transporting child sex abuse material.
The press release noted that the 39-year-old Democratic treasurer received and saved multiple videos of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to his phone between August and October of 2024. Law enforcement officials confirmed that the videos featured “adults sexually assaulting young children.”
According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, Inman traveled to Las Vegas in October of 2024 and started engaging in an online conversation with an undercover law enforcement officer pretending to be the father of a 9-year-old male minor.
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“During this conversation, Inman expressed interest in meeting and sexually assaulting the purported child,” the press release stated. “He also sent CSAM videos to the undercover officer.”
After obtaining a search warrant for the Democratic treasurer’s residence and electronic devices, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed a search of Inman’s house. During the search, Inman tried deleting evidence from his phone and attempted to hide in the attic of his house, according to the press release.
The Post Millennial reported that in addition to serving as a Democratic treasurer, Inman served as the president of the Orange County Rainbow Democrats LGBTQ group, has expressed negative opinions of President Donald Trump on social media, and has advocated for transgenderism.
Pictures shared on X, formerly Twitter, by Post Millennial editor Andy Ngo shows Inman alongside some of his anti-Trump and pro-LGBTQ social media posts.
Following the charges against Inman, the Orange County Democratic Party released a statement on Facebook, saying, “We are deeply appalled and horrified by the news that Matthew Inman has been arrested on charges of sexual abuse involving a minor. We unequivocally condemn child sexual abuse in the strongest possible terms and hope that any victims involved receive the support and resources they need moving forward.”
The Orange County Democratic Party added, “After learning of the allegations against Mr. Inman, the Orange County Democratic Party acted swiftly to suspend him from all voluntary roles and responsibilities.”
