Spring Hill Sex Offender Arrested on 3 Counts Over Unreported Online Accounts

Q: What hidden apps did deputies find on a Florida sex offender's phone that landed him behind bars without bond?

The publicly available reports do not identify the specific “hidden apps” found on Benjamin Roman’s phone. What authorities have said is that Hernando County deputies, during an Aug. 5 compliance check, found multiple unreported internet identifier accounts and social media profiles on his phone that were not listed on his Florida Department of Law Enforcement sex offender registration profile. Based on that, Roman, 61, of Spring Hill, was arrested on three counts of failure to report internet identifiers and held without bond. The coverage and background material indicate the issue was not simply possessing apps, but allegedly failing to disclose online accounts and identifiers as required under Florida registration law for sex offenders. Neither the sheriff’s office material summarized here nor the related web content names the apps or platforms involved. So the accurate answer is that the apps have not been publicly disclosed; only that deputies said they found multiple unreported online accounts and social media identifiers on his phone.

1 articles · Updated · Hernando Sun · Aug 21

Aug. 5 brought the arrest of Benjamin Roman, 61, after Hernando County deputies charged him with three counts of failing to report internet identifiers.
A compliance check led investigators to examine Roman’s phone, where they found multiple internet identifier and social media accounts not listed in state records.
FDLE’s Sexual Offender Predator System showed no registered internet identifiers or social media accounts for Roman, supporting the charges.
Roman was convicted in New York in 2011 of first-degree sexual abuse by forcible compulsion, a status that triggered Florida sex-offender registration requirements; he was held without bond.