BLUFFTON – On Friday, February 16, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the Indiana State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, as part of an ongoing child pornography investigation, executed a residential search warrant in the 3500 block of County Road 100 East, Bluffton, IN.
During the search warrant, officers gained enough information to establish probable cause for the arrest of Jamie L. Bessent, 50, of Bluffton. Taskforce officers took Bessent into custody without incident and transported him to the Wells County jail, where he was booked into custody on three counts of possession of child pornography, Level 5 felonies.
This investigation was initiated after the ICAC Taskforce received tip information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
The Indiana State Police was assisted in this investigation by the Howard County Sheriff’s Department, Wells County Sheriff’s Department, and the Department of Homeland Security.
Anyone with any information about internet crimes against children is encouraged to contact their local law enforcement agency or report to NCMEC at https://report.cybertip.org/.
