(Batesville, IN) – Members of the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force on Tuesday served a search warrant at a home on County Road 1300 North in Batesville during an investigation involving a man allegedly in possession of child sexual abuse material.
Indiana State Police say ICAC Task Force detectives started the investigation after receiving multiple cybertips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about an internet account likely in possession of child sexual abuse material.
ICAC detectives immediately began working to identify the owner of the account and to confirm that the media was child sexual abuse material.
The suspect was identified as 32-year-old Evan Werner of Batesville.
After the search warrant was served, Werner was arrested and transported to the Ripley County Jail on a preliminary charge of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material (Level 4 felony).
The Indiana State Police says multiple divisions and bureaus from the Versailles Post, including ISP SWAT assisted in the execution of the search warrant.
The ICAC Task Force is a multiagency organization led by ISP.
The task force serves to conduct investigations into reports of child sexual exploitation, enticement by predators, and the production and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM); apprehend and prosecute offenders; and educate the public on how to prevent online child victimization.
Each year, Indiana ICAC investigators from around the state evaluate thousands of tips, investigate hundreds of cases, and rescue dozens of children from ongoing sexual abuse.
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 with your child as a victim involving the Internet or other electronic means, please contact your local Indiana law enforcement agency.
To learn more about the efforts of the Indiana ICAC, visit https://
