Press Release

Adam Kessie

COLUMBIA CITY — A Whitley County man has been arrested on eight charges of dissemination and possession of child pornography.

Earlier in the day on Wednesday, April 20, detectives with the Indiana State Police and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) arrested Adam Kessie, 45, Columbia City, on felony charges related to child pornography.

Kessie was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail (the alleged offenses occurred in Kosciusko County) on four counts of dissemination of child pornography of a child under the age of 12 and four counts of possession of child pornography of a child under the age of 12, all Level 4 felonies.

The investigation by the Indiana State Police ICAC began when a tip was received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The tip and subsequent investigation ultimately led to a search warrant being served by the Indiana State Police with assistance from the Department of Homeland Security (HSI) at a residence in the 400 block of South Oak Street, Columbia City.

Kessie will remain held pending his initial appearance in the Kosciusko County Courts.

This remains an active investigation, for which there is no further information to release at this time.

The Indiana State Police ICAC was assisted by troopers from the ISP Fort Wayne and Bremen Districts, Department of Homeland Security, and the Whitley County Sheriff’s Office.

Anyone with any information related to crimes against children are encouraged to contact their local law enforcement agency or visit the NCMEC website and find the link to make a cyber tip line report.