Waynetown Man Arrested On Alleged 2 Charges Of Child Exploitation

Connor Emerson, of Waynetown, was arrested and booked into the Montgomery County Jail on two charges of Child Exploitation, Level 4 Felonies. The arrest was carried out by a joining of Montgomery County I.C.A.C Task Force, members of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Crawfordsville Police Department, Boone County C.A.S.E Unit, Waynetown Town Marshal and the Federal Bureau of Investigations after having served two search warrants.

The investigation began when the FBI reached out to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office regarding a suspect at the residence who had allegedly disseminated large amounts of child pornography earlier in the year. Upon executing the warrants, on April 19, officers came into contact with Connor Emmerson, who resides at the residence and he was taken into custody. According to police, several electronic devices were seized and thousands of images were initially located.

Emerson was later released upon posting a $3,000 cash bond and is due in Montgomery County Circuit Court on Monday, at 10 a.m.