Mack Crowder faces child sex charges in FL

[BigSteve09]

University of Tennessee football player faces child sex charges in Pinellas County | WFLA.com

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – A University of Tennessee football player is charged with sending material harmful to a minor and using a computer for a prohibited purpose. MacKenzie James Crowder, 23, was arrested Tuesday night. His address is listed in Knoxville, TN.

The statue says the prohibited purpose charge applies to a person who uses a computer to “seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, or attempt to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child or another person believed by the person to be a child.”

The suspect is listed as Mack Crowder, an offensive lineman, on the Tennessee website. He joined the Tennessee program in 2011 but redshirted.

This fall marked Crowder’s final season with the team. The university’s website says he played in 11 games, starting three.

Crowder’s bond is $50,000.

The Court of Public Opinion should love this one.

**UPDATE #1**

Looks like 5 charges for Mack Crowder, based off jail records. 4X transmission of material harmful to minors. 1X prohibited use of computer.

Those are apparently 5 felony charges, btw.

Crowder has been charged with four counts of transmission of material harmful to minors and one count of violating Florida's Computer Pornography and Child Exploitation Prevention Act. He was free on bond

**UPDATE #2**

The statute: Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes : Online Sunshine

(5) CERTAIN COMPUTER TRANSMISSIONS PROHIBITED.—
(a) A person who:
1. Intentionally masturbates;
2. Intentionally exposes the genitals in a lewd or lascivious manner; or
3. Intentionally commits any other sexual act that does not involve actual physical or sexual contact with the victim, including, but not limited to, sadomasochistic abuse, sexual bestiality, or the simulation of any act involving sexual activity
live over a computer online service, Internet service, or local bulletin board service and who knows or should know or has reason to believe that the transmission is viewed on a computer or television monitor by a victim who is less than 16 years of age, commits lewd or lascivious exhibition in violation of this subsection. The fact that an undercover operative or law enforcement officer was involved in the detection and investigation of an offense under this subsection shall not constitute a defense to a prosecution under this subsection.

**UPDATE #3**
Any information related to Tinder is based purely in rumor at this point. Not even good rumors, at that. Dismiss any Tinder reports until someone legitimate links it.

**UPDATE #4**

Investigators assigned to the sheriff's office's special victims unit say Crowder engaged in an online conversation with whom he believed to be a 14-year-old minor beginning on Jan. 21.

Throughout the course of various online engagements, Crowder sent four photographs of his sexual organ to the “minor.” Detectives also say that on several occasions, Crowder enticed or solicited the minor to engage in sexual acts with him.

On Tuesday, investigators say, Crowder made arrangements to meet with the minor at an undisclosed Pinellas location. There, deputies took took him into custody about 6:45 p.m.

 

[vol66]

ugh!

 

[pismonque]

Well... that's good timing.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

 

[SamRebel35]

What the actual Fu**!

 

[W.TN.Orange Blood]

Damn!! C'mon Man!!

 

[Notorious B.E.N]

Wow

 

[aredfox28]

Un.....freaking.....real.....

 

[SamRebel35]

VFL card revoked?

 

[kiddiedoc]

Great

 

[Sandvol]

So, did he meet some girl down there during the bowl game and didn't realize she was a minor? Or maybe he did.

 

[bamawriter]

Wow. That's not good at all.

 

[stevenrich2003]

Im starting to think the curse is real.....

 

[kiddiedoc]

I think we should wait and see what the actual charges are about before jumping off the bridge.

 

[UTCVol]

Damn, Butch knocked the crap out of him. Look at that welt.

 

[BigOrangeVols]

Nvm may of been a joke on twitter

 

[SamRebel35]

Is there an age range that "child" falls in to?

 

[WRE3]

This couldn't happen at a worse time. What the heck is he thinking?!?

 

[Iam4utalways]

I think we should wait and see what the actual charges are about before jumping off the bridge.

I'm not jumping, but I will push.

 

[UTCVol]

If I'm reading right it's because of a girl on Tinder. I think we should know the story before judging too hard.

If there's any doubt... swipe left.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Is there an age range that "child" falls in to?

Anyone under the age of 18.

 

[Volmorning]

Well, ain't that the topping for the turd sandwich.

 

[sanddune50]

Wow. That's not good at all.

For Mack. Has nothing to do with the university. Besides, I would imagine this behavior goes on quite often in the 3rd world Gump state you come from.

 

[SamRebel35]

Anyone under the age of 18.

So a minor. When I hear "child" I think of little kids that don't know how to tie their shoes, not girls on Tinder.

 

[RikidyBones]

If you lie about being 18 on tinder, are you liable when it comes to pictures and dialog? Thats a curious aspect of this too. I say this because I've been married since tinder so I'm sure if there are terms you agree to that agree to being 18