Police Officer Arrested On Porn Charges

A Lakeland man who is employed in Oakland, Florida as a police officer has been arrested on child porn charges.

Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Joshua David Smith, 32, of Lakeland on Wednesday evening. He’s charged with one count of directing/promoting sexual performance of a child. He’s an officer in the Oakland Police Department in Orange County.

According to investigators, the victim is a 3-year-old girl that Smith had access to.