Pinellas Puppeteer Arrested On Child Porn Charges, According to Report
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Peter Douglas Emr, a Pinellas Park based puppeteer who is said to have worked at events all over the area, has been arrested on felony child pornography charges, according to a WFLA.com report.
According to Pinellas County Jail records Emr, who goes by the stage name Emr the Jester, was booked into the jail just after 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 20 on six felony counts of possessing child pornography, along with three charges of possessing child pornography with intent to promote.
According to the WFLA report, PCSO detectives said they found “well over 400 images of kids and infants involved in sex and bondage. Images were found on multiple electronic devices.”
Also, the report states a Facebook page registered to Peter Douglas Emr (Emr the Jester) was filled “with a collection of photos showing off his costumes, puppets and photos with child audiences.”
A glance at the photos associated with that social media page show Emr the Jester working in a number of cities and towns in Florida, including Clearwater Beach, Palm Harbor and Safety Harbor.
According to the WFLA report, after Emr, 34, was arrested, he was transported to the Pinellas County Jail without further incident. During the interview with detectives, Emr admitted to the crime, police said.
Due to his contact with children through his work, detectives are asking that anyone with information that may assist in this investigation to contact Detective Holly Tsanakaliotis of the Special Victims Unit at (727) 582-6200.
Safety Harbor Connect will be following this story and present any further details as soon as they become available.
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This was no surprise. I warned several people at the City Hall in Safety Harbor. I warned the event organizers in Safety Harbor. I warned the management of MOSI in Tampa. I warned the management of Renaissance festival. I warned the the Pinellas County Deputies who guarded the ends of the streets at Safety Harbor’s “Third Friday” festivals. Nobody listened. My question now is when is somebody going to hold these people accountable? Especially the public officials! It wasn’t that long ago when the City of Safety Harbor rallied around a sexual predator who was going to break a “wheelie” world record right in the middle of town in an event that was given the green light by City Hall. These are just two of the incidents that should make people question the judgement of Safety Harbor Mayor Andy Steingold and his City Manager Matt Spoor. They essential granted these perverts access to our children through these events that were supposed to be geared towards local families. I could clearly see the attraction in Pete the Jester’s eyes when performed the balloon tricks for my young son in front of the local cafe. It was obvious that this guy was stalking children outside of the local libraries and museum. I told the local event organizers and city officials. Why isn’t Pete’s wife in the jail cell next to him? I have no doubt that she was in on all of this from the start. I know several others in the area who agreed with me 100% and they were not quiet about it either. It’s time to hold these incompetent local politicians and lazy cops accountable for their lack of action on this matter. If they had acted on the tips that they were provided then this could of been stopped immediately. Instead they chose to ignore Peter’s obvious public victim grooming sessions and allowed the guy to facilitate the sexual abuse of babies. It’s time for Matt Spoor and Andy Steingold to step down. They can’t even protect our old historic oak trees, let alone our children.