Indiana man arrested on child pornography charge following cyber tip, police say

An Indiana man was arrested after authorities found him in possession of child pornography during an investigation that started with a cyber tip last May.

Cyber Tip Leads to Arrest 

What we know:

Indiana State Police received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in May 2024 about three videos containing child sexual abuse material.

Authorities determined the suspect accessed the videos from Michigan City, Ind. 

During the investigation, officers uncovered additional videos and obtained a search warrant earlier this month.

On Jan. 17, officers executed the search warrant at a home in the 3100 block of Springland Avenue in Michigan City and identified the suspect as 29-year-old Stephen Julius Terrell Morrow II.

 29-year-old Stephen Julius Terrell Morrow II

Morrow was taken to the La Porte County Jail on a charge of possession of child pornography, a Level 5 felony.

What's next:

Final charges against Morrow will be determined by the La Porte County prosecutor, authorities said. 

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