DESOTO COUNTY, FLA. — DeSoto County deputies arrested a man on Feb. 20 after he was accused of soliciting a child for unlawful sexual conduct.
Daniel Diaz was arrested by the Desoto County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO).
According to a DCSO report, in September of 2025, the agency’s School Resource Division received a report of a man, later identified as Diaz, sending sexually explicit content to a juvenile through Facebook.
The DCSO Criminal Investigative Division completed an investigation which was then forwarded to the State Attorney’s Office.
In November, the State Attorney’s Office issued a warrant for Diaz’s arrest.
On Feb. 20, deputies found and arrested Diaz.
Diaz was charged with transmission of harmful material to a minor and solicit child by computer for unlawful or sexual conduct.

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