Brooksville man arrested on child pornography charges after investigation

A Brooksville man is facing multiple child exploitation charges after detectives say a cyber tip led them to a Copeland Way residence and a forensic review of his phone. Nathan Montreuil Oge, born Aug. 10, 2004, was booked into the Hernando County Detention Center with no bond on two counts of possession of child pornography and a $5,000 bond on one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device.

The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said the case began Feb. 23, 2026, when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received information about possible child pornography possession and sent it to county detectives. Investigators later developed probable cause for a search warrant at the Brooksville home, and deputies executed that warrant June 5. During the search, deputies made contact with Oge, who declined to answer questions.

Investigators recovered electronic devices from the residence, and a forensic review of Oge’s cellular device reportedly revealed the email associated with the social media account that contained child sexual abuse material. That digital evidence became central to the case, linking the alleged material to a device seized during the search.

Sheriff Al Nienhuis said the agency maintains a zero-tolerance stance toward child sexual abuse material and will prosecute these cases to the fullest extent of the law. The sheriff’s office also urged anyone with information to contact Hernando County Crime Stoppers anonymously, noting that tips may qualify for a cash reward of up to $5,000.

The arrest fits a broader enforcement pattern in Hernando County, where the sheriff’s office has issued several similar child exploitation releases in recent months. Across those cases, investigators have repeatedly leaned on NCMEC cyber tips, search warrants, device seizures and forensic examinations to build criminal cases. NCMEC has said child sexual abuse material remains its largest reporting category on the CyberTipline, while online enticement reports climbed from 292,951 in the first half of 2024 to 518,720 in the first half of 2025. The organization also reported a sharp rise in generative-AI related child sexual exploitation reports during that same period.

The case against Oge remains ongoing, with the evidence now in the hands of Hernando County investigators and the courts.