LAPORTE CO. – The Indiana State Police Internet Crimes Against Children, received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and began an investigation into the online activities of a Michigan City man.
The cyber tip was submitted via social media and indicated that a user of their services had allegedly solicited an underage child for sexual acts.
The investigation revealed that 42-year-old Jonathon Schuette, from Michigan City, IN, had communicated with a minor since 2018. Schuette allegedly contacted the child to engage in sexual conduct. Â
Detectives from the Indiana State Police Lowell Post assisted with the investigation.
Schuette is preliminarily charged with child solicitation, a Level 5 felony. He is being held at LaPorte County Jail on a $15,005 cash bond.
