Lee County pastor accused of exchanging child pornography online

ALVA, Fla. —

A Lee County pastor was arrested after detectives said the man admitted he was receiving and sending child pornography while chatting online.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office said the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a CyberTip in January about child pornography coming from a Lee County home.

Detectives discovered that the suspect, Robert Glossenger, 76, lived in Alva, and they executed a search warrant at the home along Apple Blossom Drive on March 31.

Glossenger was arrested and is facing three counts of possession of child pornography and three counts of transmission of child pornography.

"This is a disturbing case where a pastor, a person of power and trust, was searching and exchanging child porn with others online. I am disgusted and hope anyone who may have fallen victim to this man will come forward," said Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno.

LCSO said this is an active case, and they are seeking information from potential victims. The sheriff's office asked anyone with information about Glossenger to contact the LCSO Innocent Images Unit or SWFL Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-8477.

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