Florida man accused of threatening two local girls faces more child porn charges

A Florida man accused of threatening to post nude pictures of two local teens on social media now faces more child pornography charges, officials say.

Daniel Dunfee, 21, of Lakeland, this week was charged with an additional 426 counts of child pornography possession after sending nude photos of himself via social media to young girls around the country and obtaining photos from them, according to a news release from the Polk County, Florida, sheriff's department. Dunfee would then threaten the girls or their families if they didn't send more explicit videos and photos of themselves, the sheriff's department added.

Two Illinois teens were among his victims, the news release said. In May, Dunfee was charged with 19 counts of child pornography possession after police say he contacted two Fox Valley-area girls, ages 14 and 16, via Instagram, exchanged photos then threatened to post the teens' pictures online. The father of one of the local teens reported what happened to Elgin police, the release said, and officials were able to find Dunfee, who told police he created fake Instagram, Kik and Snapchat accounts to communicate with young girls, most ages 13 to 17, and coerce them to send him explicit photos and videos of themselves.

Dunfee has been held in Polk County Jail since May 26.