FL Elections Official Arrested On Child Porn Charges

Florida Politics reports:

Eric M. Lipman, general counsel for the Florida Elections Commission, was arrested Wednesday and charged with possession of child pornography. A news release from the Leon County Sheriff’s Office stated Lipman, 59, was charged with 11 counts of possession of child pornography.

The Sheriff’s office reported he was taken to the Leon County Detention Facility, but that his mugshot and other identifiers were being withheld. He was not listed as an inmate on the jail’s website Thursday.

The Tallahassee Democrat, which reported Lipman’s arrest Thursday, said Lipman also served as an officer with the Capitol Soccer Association, a nonprofit soccer league for boys and girls ages 4-17.

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Republican Eric Lipman, General Counsel for the Florida Elections Commission, was arrested on multiple child pornography counts. https://t.co/4gHot0yvRs

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 8, 2021