Brandon Fox

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Service Record

Daytona Beach Florida Police Department

Rank	Officer
Dates of Service	2020 - 2022^[1]
Salary	$44,390 (2020)^[2]
Last Known Status	Terminated^[1]

Commendations

Fox had four letters of commendation in his file.^[3]

Incident Reports

Fox had two earlier incidents with his body-worn camera being in sleep mode, resulting in a warning and a reprimand from the department.^[3]

2022 Distribution of Child Pornography

In March 2022, an employee with the department reported that an adult male was sharing child pornography via a social media app, including images and videos of sexual acts involving children under 10 years old. The investigation led to Fox.^[1]

Response Timeline

On April 20, 2022, Fox was charged with seven felony counts of possession of child pornography and faces up to 35 years in prison.^[1]^[3]

Fox was fired.^[1]

Investigators found about 100 images and videos of child sexual abuse material on Fox's phone.^[4]

Fox pleaded no contest to 38 counts of possession of sexual performance by a child. Since he was in possession of 10 or more images and videos, the charges were upgraded to second-degree felonies. If convicted on all counts, Fox faces a sentence of 570 years in prison, with a minimum sentence of 63.5 years.^[4]

On March 15, 2023, Fox was sentenced to 25 years in prison and 45 years of probation, and must register as a sex offender.^[4] ‎