(Jay County, IN) – On December 11, 2024, detectives with the Indiana State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) arrested a Jay County man on alleged charges of child exploitation.
This investigation by the Indiana State Police ICAC Task Force began in November 2024 when a tip was received by the United States Department of Homeland Security and was referred to the task force. The tip ultimately led to a search warrant being served by the Indiana State Police at a residence located in Salamonia, IN.
As a result of the investigation, Cody Ankrom, 36, of Salamonia, IN, was arrested yesterday morning without incident and charged with two counts of Child Exploitation, Level 5 Felonies . Ankrom was transported to the Jay County Jail where he was booked into custody pending an initial court appearance
The Indiana State Police oversees the ICAC Task Force, a multiagency task force that investigates allegations of using the internet to sexually exploit or entice children.
The ICAC Task Force encourages Hoosiers to report online exploitation, solicitation, and enticement-type crimes against children to the National center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The NCMEC website can be accessed through the ICAC Task Force website: https://www.in.gov/isp/icactf/
The Indiana State Police was assisted by the Jay County Prosecutor’s Office and the United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations Taskforce.
*Arrested persons named in this release are to be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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