Cybertip on child porn leads to arrest of molestation suspect

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Mateo/Vigo Co. Jail

By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News

A Terre Haute man was recently arrested following a  child pornography cybertip  to the Indiana State Police.

Dionel J.Mateo, 28, was booked into the Vigo County Jail last Friday. He is charged with child molesting- child under 14 and possession of child pornography. 

​According to the probable cause affidavit, filed by ISP Detective Kevin Getz, assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, the video Mateo was sent by the victim on Facebook is nearly 30 seconds in length. 

The exploitative video file shows the girl wearing very little clothing. The pre-pubescent female child victim's genitalia is exposed.  The suspect's Facebook user account, email address and cell phone number were reportedly identified with the file as sent by the victim.

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 The investigation began following a tip from Facebook regarding possession of child pornography by a Facebook user to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children July 1. 

Further investigation revealed the suspect is the uncle of the victim and sexual abuse allegedly occurred at his residence when the girl was 10 and 11-years-old. Mateo was nude at the time of the alleged sexual contact.

The victim stated "that [Mateo] placed his hand over her mouth and touched her 'private part' with his 'private part.'" according to the documents.
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Mateo remains held in the jail on $50,000 bond, no 10 percent allowed. He is scheduled to appear in Vigo Div. 1 Superior Court Monday.