New Palestine, IN
Joseph H. Hogsett, the United States Attorney, announced today that
Justin Cole, age 23, of New Palestine, has been charged by criminal
complaint with distributing child pornography as part of the U.S.
Attorney’s ongoing Project Safe Childhood initiative.
“The mission of our Project Safe Childhood initiative is to
investigate and prosecute anyone found to engaged in the sexual
exploitation of children,” Hogsett said. “Today’s announcement
underscores this serious commitment and should make clear that if you
engage in such behavior, you will be found and brought to justice.”
According to the criminal complaint, federal and state law
enforcement in Indiana first became involved in this case in July 2012
after an individual in Texas was charged with trading images of child
pornography online. An extensive search for other individuals involved
in those alleged criminal acts led law enforcement to an e-mail address
that was traced to Cole’s residence in New Palestine.
Based on that information, a search warrant was obtained on September
13, 2012, and was subsequently executed by law enforcement officers
from the Indiana State Police and the FBI Cyber Crime Task Force. A
forensic review allegedly revealed thousands of images depicting minors
engaged in sexually explicit conduct that were stored on a laptop
computer, as well as hundreds of videos. The complaint also alleges that
materials were located on a desktop computer in the home.
This case was brought as part of the U.S. Attorney’s Project Safe
Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of
child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the
Department of Justice. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the
Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS),
Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to
better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children
via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more
on Project Safe Childhood, visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov
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Showing posts with label New Palestine. Show all posts
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Small Fire Disrupts Morning at School
New Palestine, IN
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A fire in a restroom at Sugar Creek Elementary School Wednesday is under investigation by officials with the Sugar Creek Township Fire Department and the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department.
Principal Tony Strangeway said the fire was reported at about 8:45 a.m. in the boys restroom located off the main hall just as school officials were wrapping up breakfast service and getting students to class.
The school’s head custodian, Kim Tarplee, noticed smoke and tried to extinguish the fire until officials arrived.
“The bathroom was completely smoke-filled,” Strangeway said. “You couldn’t see anything.”
All students were immediately evacuated and none were in any danger, he said.
“When our crews got here, they did find a fire in the bathroom,” Sugar Creek Township Division Chief Randy Brandlein said.
School officials were able to get all the students back inside the school to resume instruction once fire officials gave the all clear notice at about 10 a.m.
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A fire in a restroom at Sugar Creek Elementary School Wednesday is under investigation by officials with the Sugar Creek Township Fire Department and the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department.
Principal Tony Strangeway said the fire was reported at about 8:45 a.m. in the boys restroom located off the main hall just as school officials were wrapping up breakfast service and getting students to class.
The school’s head custodian, Kim Tarplee, noticed smoke and tried to extinguish the fire until officials arrived.
“The bathroom was completely smoke-filled,” Strangeway said. “You couldn’t see anything.”
All students were immediately evacuated and none were in any danger, he said.
“When our crews got here, they did find a fire in the bathroom,” Sugar Creek Township Division Chief Randy Brandlein said.
School officials were able to get all the students back inside the school to resume instruction once fire officials gave the all clear notice at about 10 a.m.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Recovery - Critical Incident Stress Management
Recovery seems to be the 800lbs gorilla in the room. No one wants to acknowledge it, and few schools have robust recovery plans. A few weeks ago, I found out ours weren't as robust as I would have liked.
A high school freshman got into an argument with his mother, and went up to his room and shot himself. School administrators and teachers went to the high school late at night to open it up for students to come and share their grief.
A week after the event, I asked one of the counselors how she was doing. Her answer? "I'm done." She looked it too. There was no emotion on her face, she looked tired, and she confirmed it by telling me, "If another kid or teacher comes to me for help, I've got nothing left to give."
The responsibility for that was mine. I am the one who creates the emergency plans. I had planned for the kid's trauma, but not the staff's. I promised her I would get some help to her and the other counselors. I called Beth Gulley, a Fire Safety Educator with the Sugar Creek Township Fire Department, and a friend of mine. I told her what had happened, and she gave me the number of Russ Jarvis, a chaplain at Hancock Regional Hospital.
Russ is the head of the hospital's Critical Incident Stress Management Team. He told me what he and his team needed, and I passed it along to the high school principal, Keith Fessler. The bottom line was that Russ brought his team to the high school less than a week after being contacted.
Due to confidentiality concerns, I will not share what went on in the hour-long session, but it was very emotional, and I got positive feedback from everybody. We are trying to schedule a follow-up meeting this week, but as it's the last week of school, we'll have to wait and see.
Since then, I attended the debriefing of that session with the CISM team, and I will work with them to develop a CISM team for ourselves.
And you can darn well bet I'm reworking my recovery plans.
A high school freshman got into an argument with his mother, and went up to his room and shot himself. School administrators and teachers went to the high school late at night to open it up for students to come and share their grief.
A week after the event, I asked one of the counselors how she was doing. Her answer? "I'm done." She looked it too. There was no emotion on her face, she looked tired, and she confirmed it by telling me, "If another kid or teacher comes to me for help, I've got nothing left to give."
The responsibility for that was mine. I am the one who creates the emergency plans. I had planned for the kid's trauma, but not the staff's. I promised her I would get some help to her and the other counselors. I called Beth Gulley, a Fire Safety Educator with the Sugar Creek Township Fire Department, and a friend of mine. I told her what had happened, and she gave me the number of Russ Jarvis, a chaplain at Hancock Regional Hospital.
Russ is the head of the hospital's Critical Incident Stress Management Team. He told me what he and his team needed, and I passed it along to the high school principal, Keith Fessler. The bottom line was that Russ brought his team to the high school less than a week after being contacted.
Due to confidentiality concerns, I will not share what went on in the hour-long session, but it was very emotional, and I got positive feedback from everybody. We are trying to schedule a follow-up meeting this week, but as it's the last week of school, we'll have to wait and see.
Since then, I attended the debriefing of that session with the CISM team, and I will work with them to develop a CISM team for ourselves.
And you can darn well bet I'm reworking my recovery plans.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Blake and Tori - Sheepdogs You Should Know
New Palestine, IN
An 11-year-old girl and her 13-year-old sister are being hailed as heroes for risking their lives trying to save a man surrounded by flames.
The sisters live in New Palestine, and this past March discovered their neighbor's backyard on fire. They were home alone at the time and when they ran outside to get a closer look, they also found their neighbor, an elderly man, on fire too.
The girls say the man had been burning garbage.
"It just got out of control and he thought he could handle it," said 11-year-old Tori Lyons. "When we got down there, he fell," she recalled of the man, who the girls said was semi-conscious and mumbling.
"My stomach crunched up and I started to get kind of light headed," said 13-year-old Blake Lyons. "It all kind of just disappeared and I just moved," Blake added.
The Sugar Creek Township Fire Department was impressed too. They will be awarding the sisters the Citizens Heart of a Hero Award.
"I know I did the right thing, but I don't really feel like a hero," said Tori of her efforts. "To me a hero's someone that saves someone's life and I wasn't able to do that," added Blake, choking up and brushing away the tears.
No Tori, a hero is one who puts their life on the line for others, for no other reason than it's the right thing to do.
You and Blake are definitely heroes in MY book.
"No greater love than this, that a man lay down his life for others." John 15:13
An 11-year-old girl and her 13-year-old sister are being hailed as heroes for risking their lives trying to save a man surrounded by flames.
The sisters live in New Palestine, and this past March discovered their neighbor's backyard on fire. They were home alone at the time and when they ran outside to get a closer look, they also found their neighbor, an elderly man, on fire too.
The girls say the man had been burning garbage.
"It just got out of control and he thought he could handle it," said 11-year-old Tori Lyons. "When we got down there, he fell," she recalled of the man, who the girls said was semi-conscious and mumbling.
"My stomach crunched up and I started to get kind of light headed," said 13-year-old Blake Lyons. "It all kind of just disappeared and I just moved," Blake added.
The Sugar Creek Township Fire Department was impressed too. They will be awarding the sisters the Citizens Heart of a Hero Award.
"I know I did the right thing, but I don't really feel like a hero," said Tori of her efforts. "To me a hero's someone that saves someone's life and I wasn't able to do that," added Blake, choking up and brushing away the tears.
No Tori, a hero is one who puts their life on the line for others, for no other reason than it's the right thing to do.
You and Blake are definitely heroes in MY book.
"No greater love than this, that a man lay down his life for others." John 15:13
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