Police use ‘decoys’ acting as young kids online, 4 men arrested
By Adam Kight
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PETERSBURG, Indiana (WEVV) — A month-long sting operation to find child predators online resulted in the arrest of four men, according to the Petersburg Police Department.
A news release shared by PPD says the department used “decoys” acting as young children on social media sites as a part of the operation.
According to Petersburg Police, the suspects contacted one of the decoys online, and one of the suspects traveled to meet the child after having a sexually explicit conversation.
Police say they arrested 44-year-old Jason Loveless of Petersburg for felony Child Solicitation when he arrived to meet the child.
Andrew Brothers, 38 of Greencastle, was arrested on a warrant for felony Child Solicitation with the assistance of the Greencastle Police Department.
Kyle Nelson, 30, of Princeton, was arrested on a warrant for felony Child Solicitation with the assistance of the Gibson County Sheriff’s Office.
Logan McKinney, 34, of Huntingburg, was arrested on a warrant for inappropriate communications with a child, a misdemeanor, with the assistance of the Huntingburg Police Department.
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