Martin County Sheriff's Office

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — An elderly Martin County man was arrested on child sex abuse charges last week, and investigators say there could be more victims.

Earle Louis Hamm, 82, of Jensen Beach, was arrested Oct. 28.

According to an arrest affidavit from the Martin County Sheriff's Office, on Oct. 27, a deputy investigated a report of a woman's missing 15-year-old son.

The woman said she was concerned for her son, so she unlocked his phone and found disturbing pictures and videos. The affidavit said one video taken on Sept. 25, 2025, showed the unknown juvenile's "hands and feet bound with duct tape and an older male (possible name of Lou)" engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct.

The arrest report said that after investigators seized the phone, they found

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