Man arrested after statements made during pre-employment polygraph for job at the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office

Detectives from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office arrested 29 year-old Robert Luth of Palm Harbor.

Luth is facing 5 counts of Possession of Child Pornography and was booked into the Pinellas County Jail on Tuesday, August 30, 2022.

On August 17, 2022, detectives began an investigation after Luth admitted to viewing child pornography in a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office pre-employment polygraph.

Detectives obtained a search warrant for Luth’s cellphone and found multiple files of child pornography on the device.

Luth was transported to the Pinellas County Jail.

The investigation continues.