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Indy man charged in ‘one of the worst cases’ of child pornography seen by police

Child molestation investigation uncovers child porn stash

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Previously charged with child molesting, an Indianapolis man has been arrested again in Indianapolis in what police say is “one of the worst cases” of child pornography they’ve ever seen.

Andre Brewer, 32, was previously arrested in July on a warrant for four counts of child molesting and one count of child exploitation. Court documents show that Brewer allegedly molested two children. They were ages 3 and 11 at the time of his arrest. He’d been released from jail Aug. 5 on a $40,000 surety bond, online court records show.

Detectives continued investigating Brewer while he was out on bond, according to a release. As a result of their initial investigation, they confiscated 28 electronic devices, including eight phones and two laptops.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department‘s digital forensic unit and the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force assisted with the investigation, which included getting past the passwords on the devices. When they did, detectives found tens of thousands of files of child pornography. Court documents show some of those files depicted adults performing sex acts on dead children under the age of 10.

The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office charged Brewer on Wednesday with nine counts of possession of child pornography with aggravating factors, and he was arrested Thursday. Brewer on Friday was in the Marion County jail awaiting an initial hearing Tuesday in Marion Superior Court 20 on the new charges. The court ordered a “no bond hold” on Friday in his earlier criminal case, online records show. His earlier case is set for a jury trial on April 15.

Lt. Shane Foley, an IMPD public affairs spokesperson, said, “For an experienced detective who works with child pornography on a regular basis to say that this is one of the worst cases she’s ever seen speaks for itself.”

Foley said, “This individual is not like the rest of us in our community. The important thing today is that he’s not on the streets of Indianapolis to victimize any children and we hope he won’t ever be on the streets of Indianapolis to victimize people in the future.”

Statement

“The work Child Abuse and ICAC detectives do is challenging, yet meaningful and necessary work. I want to commend the IMPD officers, detectives, and deputy prosecutors who worked tirelessly on this case to hold this individual accountable for his alleged actions and get him off our streets and behind bars – where he belongs. Their dedication and relentless efforts have no doubt safeguarded many more innocent children from harm.”

Chief Chris Bailey of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

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