Boy Scout leader arrested on 38 charges of child pornography

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) reports that their agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Orlando Cyber Crime Task Force arrested 67-year-old Michael Douglas Hanen on Tuesday in Umatilla on 38 counts of possession of child pornography. 

The FDLE says that Hanen was a Boy Scouts leader with a Lake County troop. Given the nature of his arrest and his access to children, the FDLE is asking anyone with information about Hanen to call the Orlando office at 407-245-0888. 

The FDLE says the investigation begun after receiving a tip. During the execution of a search warrant, agents discovered 38 files of children who appeared to be under the age of 18 depicted in sexual images.

Hanen is being held on a no-bond status at the Lake County jail. He will be prosecuted by the State Attorney’s Office, Ninth Judicial Circuit.