Milroy man arrested for child pornography
May 2, 2024 at 11:09 a.m.
Members of Indiana’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force served a search warrant on April 25 following a lengthy investigation involving Mark Richard Victor Herbert, 24, of Milroy, and the possession of child pornography.
ICAC initiated the investigation in December 2023 after receiving cybertips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). During the four-month investigation, the task used Titus, a digital device sniffing K-9, to assist with locating electronic devices during the search warrant.
Herbert was arrested and transported to the Rush County Jail, where he was preliminarily charged with:
Indiana Code: 35-42-4-4(d), Possession of Child Pornography.- Level 5 Felony.
ICAC Unit, forensic examiners from the ISP Digital Forensics Unit, Troopers from the Pendleton District and Connersville Police Department executed the search warrant at 596 W. State Road 244 in Milroy.
About ICAC
The Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is a multiagency task force that investigates and prosecutes persons who use the internet to sexually exploit or entice children. 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 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 abduction and sexual exploitation of children. 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.
Booking photo of Mark Richard Victor Herbert provided by the Rush County Jail.
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Members of Indiana’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force served a search warrant on April 25 following a lengthy investigation involving Mark Richard Victor Herbert, 24, of Milroy, and the possession of child pornography.
ICAC initiated the investigation in December 2023 after receiving cybertips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). During the four-month investigation, the task used Titus, a digital device sniffing K-9, to assist with locating electronic devices during the search warrant.
Herbert was arrested and transported to the Rush County Jail, where he was preliminarily charged with:
Indiana Code: 35-42-4-4(d), Possession of Child Pornography.- Level 5 Felony.
ICAC Unit, forensic examiners from the ISP Digital Forensics Unit, Troopers from the Pendleton District and Connersville Police Department executed the search warrant at 596 W. State Road 244 in Milroy.
About ICAC
The Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is a multiagency task force that investigates and prosecutes persons who use the internet to sexually exploit or entice children. 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 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 abduction and sexual exploitation of children. 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.
Booking photo of Mark Richard Victor Herbert provided by the Rush County Jail.