Crime & Safety
Bloomington man arrested for uploading child pornography to Kik
Bloomington, Indiana -The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children told the Bloomington Police Department on Dec. 1 that a Bloomington resident was uploading child pornography through the messaging platform Kik, BPD Capt. Ryan Pedigo said Thursday.
Jerald Porter, 41, was arrested Wednesday for child exploitation. Online tips led police to Porter’s IP address, he said.
BPD received two tips from the NCMC. Porter had 15 pornographic videos of children under the age of 12, Pedigo said.
Pedigo said BPD presented a search warrant on Jan. 5 but it wasn’t served to Porter’s home until Wednesday. Pedigo was unsure why there was so much time between the warrant presentation and home search. Pedigo said detectives searched Porter’s mother’s Willis Drive home, where he lives with his mother and sister.
Porter was booked into the Monroe County Correctional Center on Wednesday and charged with a level 4 felony for child exploitation. Additional technology was seized and is under investigation, Pedigo said.
-
Local News2 weeks ago
$50,000 Truck stop sells Powerball tickets that are about to expire
-
Indiana2 weeks ago
Anderson man sentenced to 65 years for wife murder
-
Indiana2 weeks ago
Woman from Aurora detained for assaulting a child
-
Local News2 weeks ago
Behold the spectacle that is Good Gravy!
-
Local News2 weeks ago
$75 million “luxury urban” townhomes and condos with rooftop terraces are set to begin construction
-
Local News2 weeks ago
Indiana Health Department is sued by an anti-abortion group seeking access to abortion records
-
Local News1 week ago
$50,000 Powerball Double Play ticket sold in Indiana
-
Local News1 week ago
Voters choose Democrats Munson, Deckard, Henry in county council primary
Leave a Reply