WPBF 25 News published March 31, 2023: Palm Beach Gardens lawyer who represented sex abuse victims charged with possessing child pornography. FBI says Michael Dolce was downloading child pornography when they burst into his apartment.
🚨BREAKING: A partner from a law firm that represents the DNC and is suing Donald Trump over January 6th on behalf of Democrats in Congress was just arrested for possessing massive amount of child porn.https://t.co/poYVnvt6J4
— Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) April 1, 2023
US Justice Dept
written by Staff
Wednesday March 29, 2023
MIAMI – A 53-year-old West Palm Beach licensed attorney has been arrested with possession of child pornography. Michael T. Dolce will appear in a West Palm Beach federal court tomorrow for his initial appearance.
According to the filed criminal complaint affidavit, on March 15, FBI agents executed a search warrant at Dolce’s West Palm Beach apartment. They discovered Dolce actively downloading child pornography using peer-2-peer software. Nearly 2000 images and videos of child pornography were recovered from his devices.
U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe for the Southern District of Florida and Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey B. Veltri of the FBI, Miami Field Office, announced the charges.
FBI Miami, West Palm Beach Resident Agency investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory Schiller is prosecuting the case.
A complaint contains mere allegations, and all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals, who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about the Project Safe Childhood initiative and for information regarding Internet safety, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or at http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov under case number 23-mj-08161.
It’s really sick…he was supposed to be protecting them against this very thing! https://t.co/mka7fiDbna
— Brian O'Shea (@BrianOSheaSPI) April 1, 2023
Local10.com
written by Ryan Mackey, Digital Journalist
Wednesday March 29, 2023
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Federal prosecutors accused a 53-year-old South Florida attorney who represents victims of child sexual abuse of possessing child sexual abuse material himself.
According to prosecutors, who announced the arrest Wednesday, Michael T. Dolce is expected to appear in a West Palm Beach federal court Thursday where he is facing multiple child pornography charges.
According to his arrest affidavit, on March 15, FBI agents executed a search warrant at Dolce’s West Palm Beach apartment.
Detectives said they discovered Dolce actively downloading child sexual abuse material using peer-to-peer software.
Investigators said nearly 2,000 images and videos of child pornography were recovered from his devices.
According to a federal criminal complaint, the images and videos depicted girls as young as 5 years old.
Investigators said after confiscating Dolce’s phone, it was found unlocked with a background image featuring a female between the ages of 16 and 25 engaged in sexual intercourse with two men.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Dolce was most recently a partner at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll in Palm Beach Gardens and head of the firm’s sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and domestic abuse team.
“He (Dolce) has achieved multiple multi-million-dollar trial verdicts for his clients, as well as numerous settlements for survivors of sexual crimes, including child and adult victims, and adult survivors of child sexual abuse. Michael also played a pivotal role in helping to pass Florida’s 2010 legislation that repealed all statutes of limitation for civil and criminal prosecution of child sexual abuse,” his “about” section on LinkedIn reads.
Dolce’s LinkedIn profile also states that “he brings to his work the insight and commitment of a survivor, having himself been the victim of sexual abuse as a young boy at the hands of a sadistic predator.”
He was not listed on Cohen Milstein’s website as of Wednesday evening. State bar records also reference his employment with the firm.
A spokesperson for the firm confirmed to Local 10 News that Dolce no longer works there.
“The firm is stunned and saddened by these appalling allegations,” the spokesperson said in a statement Wednesday night. “Michael Dolce was terminated and is no longer affiliated with the firm. We are focused on attending to the needs of our clients and staff, and continuing to cooperate fully with the investigation.”
Officials said the charges were brought about as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice in 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
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