Noble County man, 37, arrested for child porn, child solicitation
NOBLE COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) – A Noble County man has been arrested for child pornography and child solicitation charges, according to the Indiana State Police.
ISP said an investigation began after a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about an online account that was used to store child to hold child porn.
Over the course of the investigation, police learned that the aforementioned account belonged to 37-year-old Gary Masters II.
Additionally, police learned Masters had used different online messaging apps to solicit children.
On July 28, a warrant was issued for his arrest. However, Masters was already being held at the Noble County Jail on unrelated charges.
Masters now faces the following preliminary charges:
- 2 counts of child exploitation
- 3 counts of possession of child pornography
- Child solicitation