MEDORA – Indiana State Police Detectives arrested a Jackson County, Indiana man on multiple counts of possession of child pornography after a three-month investigation by Indiana State Troopers assigned to the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
The investigation began in December 2023 when a cyber tip was received from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children. The tip was then forwarded to the Indiana ICAC Task Force for investigation. The investigation led to a search warrant being served Tuesday at a residence in the 9000 block of West US 50 near Medora.
During the investigation, multiple images of suspected child pornography were found on social media accounts and electronic devices allegedly belonging to 19-year-old Paxston A. Allman of Medora.
Allman was arrested and transported to the Jackson County Jail, where he was incarcerated on nine counts of possession of child pornography.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department assisted Indiana State Police Detectives.
The Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is a multiagency task force that investigates and prosecutes persons who use the internet to exploit or entice children sexually. 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. NCMEC is a private, non-profit organization providing services nationwide to families and law enforcement officials relating to the prevention of the abduction and sexual exploitation of children.
ICAC Task Force website: https://www.in.gov/isp/icactf/.
