Englewood man charged after making nude, obscene video phone calls to strangers

(427 Blackburn Street, Englewood, Image credit: Google Maps)

Yesterday, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a 35-year-old Englewood man in connection with a series of obscene video calls he made to unsuspecting strangers.  That man was later identified by deputies as Adam Smith. 

Smith’s criminal behavior began raising red flags in mid-February when detectives received at least three reports from victims who received video calls from an unknown man who was completely nude making lewd gestures on camera.

After beginning their investigation, detectives learned the calls came from two different phone numbers associated with Adam Smith.  Detectives further confirmed Smith’s identity using screenshots from the videos which captured Smith’s tattoos. During an interview, Smith admitted to recently making video calls to several random phone numbers and exposing himself on camera.

He was arrested on Monday and taken to the Sarasota County Correctional Facility.

Smith, of 427 Blackburn Street, was previously convicted on one count of Indecent Exposure in 2019 and is now charged with three counts each of Indecent Exposure and Obscene Communication. He posted a $4,860 bond on Tuesday.

Anyone who believes they may be a victim of Smith’s video calls, or has any additional information regarding this case, is asked to contact the Criminal Investigations Section at (941) 861-4900. Their investigation is ongoing.

(Source: Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office)

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