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Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute, Indiana
CLAY COUNTY— A Brazil man was arrested this morning after investigators discovered dozens of videos and other images depicting child pornography on the suspect’s cell phone and digital media storage device.
Alex M. Johnson, 21, was booked into the Clay County Jail and charged with five counts of possession of child pornography and five counts of child exploitation. Investigators from the Internet Crimes Against Children Indiana Task Force and troopers from the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post served a search warrant at Johnson's residence at 1142 West Stan Mar Estates at about 8:30 a.m. According to Indiana State Police Sgt. Joe Watts, the investigation is ongoing and there is the potential for more videos/images to be found, as well as additional charges. He explained that the images were found after an on scene forensics examination utilizing the ISP mobile forensics vehicle. The investigation was conducted by investigators from the Indiana State Police and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police as part of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Indiana Task Force. Assisting were Putnamville Troopers, and the Clay County Prosecutor’s Office. Comments are closed.
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