SELLERSBURG — Indiana State Police arrested a Clark County man Wednesday, May 28, 2025, on multiple charges of possession of child sexual abuse material following a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
In April 2025, the Indiana State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force in Sellersburg launched an investigation after receiving a cyber tip from NCMEC indicating that a specific communications app account was potentially used to transmit child pornography images or videos. Based on the information gathered, investigators obtained a search warrant for a residence in Perry Crossing, Sellersburg.
On May 20, members of the ICAC Task Force executed the search warrant, seizing digital devices and other items from the address. Further examination of the seized materials prompted investigators to request an arrest warrant for 36-year-old Chad G. Heishman of Sellersburg.
On Wednesday, May 28, Indiana State Police, with assistance from the Sellersburg Police Department, arrested Heishman during a traffic stop without incident. Heishman faces five counts of possession of child pornography, each a Level 5 felony.
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, and 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. To report a crime involving your child as a victim that uses the Internet or other electronic means, please get in touch with your local Indiana law enforcement agency.
ICAC Taskforce website: https://www.in.gov/isp/icactf/.
Those facing criminal charges are considered innocent until proven guilty through due legal proceedings. Accusations alone do not imply guilt; the judicial system will evaluate the presented evidence to reach a verdict.
