A cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) led to the arrest of a Brazil man for possession of child pornography.
Detectives Don Curtis and Colton Maynor of the Putnamville State Police Post, working with the Indiana State Police - Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force began an investigation in July 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 possibly received child pornography images or video files.
As a result of the investigation an arrest warrant was requested and granted through Clay Superior County Court for a, Sean R. Sons, 38, of Brazil. He was taken into custody on Friday without incident.
Sons is presently being held on four Level 5 Felony counts of child pornography. He was initially held on a $10,000 cash only bond.
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