Jennings County man arrested in child pornography investigation

A North Vernon man is being accused of possessing child sexual abuse materials after an investigation by the Indiana State Police.

According to troopers, between March and May the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received four cybertips indicating that someone was uploading images of child sexual abuse through a social media messaging program. The information led police to identify the source as a home on County Road 200W in Jennings County.

On Tuesday, troopers along with Jennings and Clark county deputies and Jeffersonville police served a search warrant at the home. They identified 22 year old Tommy Dupuis as the suspect and he was arrested on a felony charge of Possession of Child Sex Abuse Material.

The Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force is a multiagency task force that investigates and prosecutes those who use the internet to exploit or entice children sexually.