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Florida pastor arrested after police discovered images of him raping a 2-year-old child.
43-year-old Jonathan Elwing was smacked with over a dozen felony charges after police made a disturbing discovery.
"He went into that church professing to be a man of God, but he’s really nothing more than a liar and sexual predator," Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells said during a press conference.
Elwing allegedly used cryptocurrency to purchase disturbing material on the internet.
The purchase allowed authorities to obtain a search warrant where they found more disturbing images on his cell phone including images of him "in the act" with a child.
Authorities also found 10 "covert" cameras at his home and work which they worry he used to secretly film.
"I can't stress this enough: This is a monster. This is a man who went to great lengths to hide his true identity, to use whatever resources he could to feed this deviant behavior that he has," Wells said.