LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – A Tavares councilmember’s son has been charged with several serious offenses related to child pornography, including possession, distribution, and creation, as reported by authorities.

Cole Singer, aged 22, is facing multiple charges such as producing child pornography, engaging in lewd and lascivious behavior, lewd and lascivious molestation, lewd and lascivious conduct, unlawful use of a communication device, along with 10 counts of transmitting child pornography (10 or more images) and 14 counts of possessing child pornography (10 or more images), as per court documents.

Based on probable cause affidavits, the Tavares police initiated their investigation into Singer in February after receiving tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, suggesting that he was allegedly distributing child pornography to others via X and Snapchat.

Further, a separate investigation that began in April found that Singer had allegedly influenced an underaged coworker to perform oral sex on him several years ago and filmed it while it happened, an affidavit states.

Singer was arrested on Wednesday and is being held on $400,000 bond at the Lake County Detention Center, records show. This follows his previous arrest in April, which was in connection to the first investigation. He’s due back in court next month.

Cole Singer is the son of Tavares councilmember Troy Singer. In statements, the city told News 6 in part that it was aware of the arrest.

“Where this matter is a personal matter and does not involve the councilmember in their official capacity, it does not pertain to City business or operations (…) The city respects the legal process and understands that all individuals are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law,” the statements read. “The City remains focused on serving the public with professionalism and integrity.”