WINCHESTER, Ind. — A Winchester man is facing several felony charges after a threat investigation uncovered alleged child exploitation and sex trafficking crimes.
Emergency dispatchers in Randolph County received a call around 3 a.m. on Dec. 29 that a 20-year-old man had made threats in a group chat on Snapchat to shoot someone with an AK-47 in Ridgeville. The caller said they saw the man's vehicle outside their home, but police were unable to locate it.
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According to police, the ensuing investigation uncovered the man had allegedly been getting boys to send him pornographic photos and videos. Investigators also found that the suspect had allegedly had engaged in sexual acts with one teen boy and attempted to have sex with another.
Both boys reported being offered payment for the acts.
On Jan. 4, police took the suspect into custody and interviewed him. At that time, the man admitted to the allegations. He was also found to be in possession of child pornography.
The man was booked into the Randolph County Jail on preliminary charges of promotion of child sexual trafficking, promotion of human sexual trafficking, child exploitation/child pornography and intimidation.