Wally Lurz, WPTV News

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A Fort Pierce city commissioner said he's stunned and outraged at the arrest of a fellow board member on 24 counts of felony crimes involving child exploitation.

St. Lucie County Sheriff Richard Del Toro announced the arrest of James Taylor, 38, a sitting Fort Pierce commissioner who was elected in November 2024 to represent District 2.

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Taylor was arrested Thursday on 24 felony child exploitation charges following an investigation that began in August 2024, according to Sheriff Richard Del Toro.

Investigators said Taylor was communicating with a 12-year-old girl over Sna

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