May 25, 2021 / 10:30 PM EST
ZIONSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) A Zionsville Fire Department engineer was arrested Tuesday morning on charges of child exploitation and the possession of child pornography.
Lebanon Police Department served search warrants at the home of Daniel Stevens, 47. His home is about a mile northeast of Whitestown in Boone County.
Lebanon police said in a news release that “a cyber tip from The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children found a Twitter account was uploading child pornography using their social media platform.”
Lebanon police were joined in serving the search warrants by Whitestown Metropolitan Police Department, Boone County Sheriff’s Office, Zionsville Police Department, and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the release said.
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A Zionsville firefighter was arrested Tuesday morning after Twitter notified authorities someone was using the social media platform to upload child porn, according to Lebanon police.
Daniel Stevens, 47, of Whitestown, was arrested on a preliminary charge of child exploitation; possession of child pornography, the Lebanon Police Department said in a release.
About 8:45 a.m., authorities served search warrants at a residence in Whitestown and the Zionsville Fire Department Station 91 in connection to the incident. Stevens is a firefighter with the department, police said.
The investigation into Stevens began after a Lebanon Police Detective Amy Dickerson, who is a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, received a cyber tip from The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that a Twitter account was uploading child pornography using their social media platform, police said in a release.
Zionsville firefighter arrested on preliminary child porn charges, police say Lawrence Andrea, Indianapolis Star UP NEXT
A Zionsville firefighter was arrested Tuesday morning after Twitter notified authorities someone was using the social media platform to upload child porn, according to Lebanon police.
Daniel Stevens, 47, of Whitestown, was arrested on a preliminary charge of child exploitation; possession of child pornography, the Lebanon Police Department said in a release.
About 8:45 a.m., authorities served search warrants at a residence in Whitestown and the Zionsville Fire Department Station 91 in connection to the incident. Stevens is a firefighter with the department, police said.
The investigation into Stevens began after Lebanon Police Detective Amy Dickerson, who is a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, received a cyber tip from The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that a Twitter account was uploadin
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Kevin Allen Bent (Vermont State Police photograph)
Amanda L. Conant (Vermont State Police photograph)
Modified: 5/24/2021 10:12:45 PM
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