The Indiana State Police and Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force will speak to West Central middle and high school students.
Superintendent Don Street said the group will be discussing cyber security and safety with the students.
Michigan City Man Sentenced on Federal Child Sex Charge
A Michigan City man who conned a 16-year-old New York girl into sending him sexually explicit pictures has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison followed by 20 years of supervised release. Court documents indicate that in April of 2012 46-year-old Brian Newman contacted the girl via Facebook, told her that her iPad had been hacked by a male she knew as Mark and had video of her dressing in her room. Newman told the girl she could get the videos back if she would Skype with him. He then reportedly asked her to engage in sexually explicit conduct and send him the videos. Several images sent by the girl were discovered on Newman’s computer when authorities executed a federal search warrant. This case resulted from an investigation by members of the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Knox Man Sentenced on Federal Child Pornography Charge
A federal judge sentenced a Knox man to seven years in prison and 10 years of supervised release on a child pornography charge.
Jeffrey Farmer, 42, previously pleaded guilty to the felony offense of accessing with intent to view child pornography. Starke County Detectives obtained a state search warrant to search Farmer’s residence and seize computers and digital storage devices following an investigation by members of the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Rensselaer Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Child Pornography
A Rensselaer man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison and lifetime supervised release after pleading guilty without the benefit of a plea agreement to the manufacture of child pornography.
Thirty-eight-year-old Randall Ray Fletcher was charged with five counts detailing his exploitation of children over a period spanning approximately seven years.
