LEBANON, Indiana — A Zionsville firefighter is facing charges for child exploitation and possession of child pornography. Daniel Stevens, 47, was arrested and taken to the Boone County Jail.
A Lebanon Police Department detective received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children saying someone was uploading child pornography using their social media account.
That led law enforcement to serve search warrants May 25 at a home in Whitestown and at Zionsville Fire Department Station 91. The results of those searches led to Stevens' arrest.
According to court documents, Stevens told investigators he relapsed and started looking at pornography about a year ago. He then allegedly began viewing child pornography and said he purchased a tablet to use in downloading and sharing images.
Police said some of the images found on Stevens' device included children under the age of 12. Investigators are still searching the device and said initial examination indicates thousands of images of child pornography.
Stevens is set for an initial hearing on June 1.
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