22-079 Detectives Arrest Largo Man for Possession of Child Pornography

Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
Investigative Operations Bureau
-Crimes Against Children (CAC) Unit

Gabriel Lipper (Suspect- Arrested)
DOB: 12/01/2000
Address: 1612 Coral Way Apartment A, Largo
Charges: 6 counts of Possession of Child Pornography

PINELLAS COUNTY- Detectives assigned to the Crimes Against Children (CAC) Unit have arrested a Largo man for multiple counts of possession of child pornography.

Detectives began their investigation after receiving information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that child pornography was being uploaded via the social media application, Snapchat. Through various investigative techniques, detectives were able to identify the suspect as 21-year-old Gabriel Lipper.

Detectives say a search of Lipper’s phone yielded child pornography files. When Lipper was interviewed by detectives, he admitted to possessing the images on his phone.

On August 11, 2022, detectives arrested Lipper and charged him with six counts of Possession of Child Pornography.

Lipper was transported to the Pinellas County Jail.

The investigation continues.