Former Visit Orlando employee arrested on charges of child pornography: officials
ORLANDO, Fla. - A Florida man and former Visit Orlando employee has been arrested following allegations of child pornography.
United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced recently the arrest of Matthew A. Inman, 39, of Orlando.
Records show Inman is being charged with transportation of child sex abuse material.
Officials said Inman currently is sitting in the Seminole County Jail.

Undercover investigation
The backstory:
Officials said they received a complaint that Inman received and saved several videos of child sexual abuse material to his phone between August and October. The videos showed adults sexually assaulting young children, reports show.
In October, investigators said Inman traveled to Las Vegas and began talking online with an undercover law enforcement officer, who was posing as the father of a 9-year-old boy.
During this conversation, officials stated Inman expressed interest in meeting and sexually assaulting the child.
Report show Inman also sent child sex abuse material videos to the undercover officer.
What they're saying:
The FBI obtained a search warrant for Inman’s electronic devices and residence, records show.
During the execution of the search warrant, officials said Inman attempted to delete the evidence from his phone and hide in the attic of his house.
What's next:
Reports show the case was investigated by the FBI, and it is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Richard Varadan.
If convicted, officials stated Inman faces a minimum penalty of five years, up to 20 years, in federal prison.
Who is Matthew Inman?
What we know:
According to Inman's LinkedIn profile, he most recently served as the Manager of Business Affairs at Visit Orlando.
His profile shows he has worked with the organization since March 2023. Although his page states he still is with the organization, Visit Orlando stated Inman was terminated Jan. 21.
"Matthew Inman is no longer employed by Visit Orlando," Visit Orlando leaders told FOX 35. "Once we learned of the charges, we immediately started the process to terminate."
Inman also was connected to two local political organizations: the Orange County Democratic Party and Rainbow Democrats.
The organizations both shared statements on their social media pages regarding the arrest of Inman.


Previously, Inman's LinkedIn profile shows he served as a Senior Operations Manager at an advertising company, as well as in multiple positions with a nonprofit in Lake Mary.
Project Safe Childhood
Big picture view:
Investigators shared the case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood.
The project, launched in May 2006, is a nationwide initiative by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
The project is led by multiple federal, state and local resources to help locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, as well as to identify and rescue victims.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood, click here.
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The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the United States Department of Justice.