Miami police arrested ‘Bachelorette’ contestant Joshua Tylerbest after police discovered child pornography on his phone.
Former Bachelorette Contestant Arrested And Facing 15 Counts Of Child Porn Possession
February 2023, Former Bachelorette Season 17 contestant Joshua Tylerbest 27-year-old was arrested and charged with 15 felony counts of possession of child pornography in Miami Florida.
Miami officials initially charged Tylerbest last month, according to Miami-Dade County records. Joshua Tylerbest appeared on the 17th season of ABC’s dating show that premiered in June 2021 and made it four weeks on the show before being eliminated.
The Miami Police Department conducted a search warrant of Tylerbest’s online account after a Google account registered to him uploaded content showing child sexual abuse. During the investigation the upload of 50 images or videos of child sex abuse material (CSAM), a probable cause affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital states. Investigators claimed they discovered photos of Tylerbest “comingled with images of child pornography.”
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Joshua Tylerbest Pleaded Not Guilty
Former Bachelorette Joshua Tylerbest pleaded not guilty to the accusations of possession of materials displaying a sexual performance by a child and was released on a $5,000 bond, Tylerbest is also expected to be back in court this June.
On Joshua Tylerbest Bachelorette profile that he posted that he is an IT consultant in Miami Florida and according to him he is “extremely family oriented” and a “hopeless romantic who has always been in touch with his feelings.”
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