By Staff Writer

NEWBERRY, Fla. – Authorities have arrested 56-year-old Matthew Cory Green, charging him with seven counts tied to child pornography offenses.

An investigation was launched by a detective from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office on November 5, 2024, following a tip-off from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which was initially received on July 25, 2024. The report indicated that a user on the messaging app Kik had uploaded three disturbing videos classified as Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). These videos reportedly featured a nude young girl, a woman in a sexual act with a young boy, and a disturbing instance involving a dog and a young girl.

The detective explained that the investigation was delayed from November 2024 until July 2025 due to a significant backlog of CyberTips and other ongoing cases. Once the investigation commenced in July, the detective spent several months executing search warrants for internet service providers and analyzing the received data.

Through the investigation, the IP addresses linked to the Kik account were traced back to a Verizon cellular account associated with Green’s home address. Law enforcement officers obtained a search warrant for the premises on October 3, but Green was reportedly not at home during that period. Personnel challenges prevented deputies from returning before the warrant expired.

To ensure Green’s presence for a subsequent search, the detective secured a court order to track Green’s phone on October 23. By October 24, location data indicated Green was at his presumed workplace in Jacksonville, and later confirmed his return to his residence, where his vehicle was also spotted.

On October 27, a second search warrant for Green’s residence was obtained, and deputies prepared to execute the search warrant, but the phone location again showed that Green was in Jacksonville.

On October 30, with Green’s phone location showing that he was at his residence, deputies and Gainesville Police Department officers executed the search warrant.

Post Miranda, Green reportedly confirmed that the phone number and email address associated with the Kik account belonged to him. He reportedly admitted to having a pornography addiction and said he had traded images and videos of pornographic material with other people; when asked about CSAM, he reportedly said he had “come across it” and that “it has been around for a long time.” When asked what he would do if he came across CSAM, he reportedly said he would “view it,” although he denied seeking it out. When asked whether he had ever searched for bestiality images or videos, Green reportedly said he had done so in the past, including files with dogs and horses.

When asked about the specific videos reportedly in the CyberTip, Green reportedly said he had “probably come across it.” When asked if any CSAM files would be found on his phone, he reportedly said, “I don’t know.”

According to a social media post from ASO, “Although Green’s residence is in close proximity to a local school [Newberry Elementary School], at this stage of the investigation, there is no evidence indicating that he had any physical contact or direct involvement with students in the area. This remains an active and ongoing investigation, and additional charges may be forthcoming.”

Green has been charged with three counts of possession of child pornography, three counts of digital transmission of child pornography, and unlawful use of a two-way communications device.

Green has no local criminal history. Judge Meshon Rawls set bail at $200,000.

Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.