child-pornography-investigation-leads-to-two-arrests-in-logansport
Two Cass County men have been arrested following an investigation involving child pornography.
Indiana State Police from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) initiated a criminal investigation after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that an online account had been used to store and share child pornography.
The investigation revealed the owner of the online account to be Fermin Diego Pascual, 19, of Logansport.
After reviewing the results of the investigation, the Cass County Prosecutor's office issued a search warrant for Diego Pascual's residence. Officers with ISP ICAC, ISP Peru Post, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Logansport Police Department served the search warrant on Fermin Diego Pascual's person in addition to his residence on 5/16/2024. Multiple electronic devices were seized from the residence.
Further investigation revealed several fraudulent identification and social security cards inside the residence.
Pascual was taken into custody at his residence without incident. Diego Pascual, 22, of Logansport, , was also taken into custody at the residence. Both individuals were booked into custody at the Cass County Jail.
Preliminary charges include:
*Fermin Diego Pascual
(1) Count of Possession of Child Pornography, Level 5 Felony
(1) Count of Dissemination of Child Pornography, Level 4 Felony
(1) Count of Synthetic Identity Deception, Level 6 Felony
Diego Pascual
(1) Count of Synthetic Identity Deception, Level 6 Felony
This remains an active criminal investigation. There is no further information to release.
ICAC Taskforce Investigators were assisted in this investigation by troopers from the Peru Post, Homeland Security, Logansport Police Department, and the Cass County Prosecutor's Office.
Anyone having any information related to internet crimes against children are encouraged to contact their local law enforcement agency or make a report to NCMEC at https://report.cybertip.org/.
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