HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) said Tyrone Lee Cliff, 38, was arrested on seven felony charges of possession of child sexual abuse material.
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office jail records said Cliff worked for Bayshore Christian School in Tampa. He also owned a martial arts studio in the Tampa Bay area starting in 2015.
FDLE said the Tampa Police Department received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding a user downloading sexual abuse material. Through investigation, they determined the device belonged to Cliff. FDLE said the address assigned to the person was in Spokane, Washington. Cliff had recently moved to Ruskin from Spokane, officials said.
Lee has been with the school for nine weeks, according to Bayshore Christian School. He was arrested on campus out of sight of the students. Lee was terminated immediately, according to officials.
He is currently in Hillsborough County Jail, awaiting extradition to Spokane.
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