By Sgt. Carey Huls, Public Information Officer, Indiana State Police Sellersburg District
Washington County – A Cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) led to the arrest of a Salem, Indiana man for possession of child pornography.
Detectives with the Indiana State Police - Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force in Sellersburg began an investigation in June 2024 after receiving a cyber tip report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The cyber tip report indicated that a specific account was possibly used to transmit child pornography images or video files.
As a result of information gathered in the investigation, detectives requested a search warrant. On Thursday, August 29, 2024, investigators met with 45-year-old Travis Mark Boothby of Salem, Indiana at the Washington County Probation Department and executed the warrant. Following the search, detectives arrested Travis Boothby for three counts of Possession/Distribution of Child Pornography. Each count is a level 4 Felony. Boothby was incarcerated at the Washington County Jail without incident.
The Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is a multiagency task force that investigates and prosecutes persons who use the internet to sexually exploit or entice children, and the Indiana State Police oversees the task force.
The Indiana ICAC Task Force encourages Hoosiers to report online exploitation, solicitation, and enticement-type crimes against children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The NCMEC website can be accessed through the ICAC Task Force website. To report a crime with your child as a victim involving the Internet or other electronic means, please contact your local Indiana law enforcement agency.
ICAC Taskforce website: https://www.in.gov/isp/icactf/
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