A popular Gulf Coast florist faces prison time on federal charges connected to a graphic child porn case that was first uncovered on Snapchat, according to court records and media reports.

Tyler McIlwain was first arrested by Mobile County sheriff’s deputies in February on 10 felony charges related to child porn possession and distribution, according to WKRG-TV .

The 30-year-old Mobile man owns Tyler Matthew Creations, LLC, a floral and event planning business based in the Gulf Coast port city. He began operations full-time in 2019, according to the company’s Facebook page.

The arrest occurred after an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation found sexually explicit material on a Snapchat account connected to McIlwain’s business, Fox 10 Mobile reported . Videos and im

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