News Release

ELKHART – An Elkhart man was recently arrested on multiple felony charges for allegedly possessing child pornography.

Investigators with the Indiana State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force began a criminal investigation in January 2024 after receiving a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

This tip ultimately resulted in members of the ISP ICAC Task Force, the ISP Bremen Post, the Elkhart Police Department, and the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office in executing a search warrant at a residence located in the 30000 block of Treva Street, Elkhart County, on Oct. 31, 2024.  Investigators seized multiple electronic devices that were forensically examined.

After the forensic examination was completed, a report of the findings from the devices was provided to the Elkhart County Prosecutor’s Office for review.  On Nov. 13, 2025, an arrest warrant was issued out of Elkhart County Superior Court for the arrest of Charles R. Keen III, 66, Elkhart, for 10 counts of possession of child pornography, all level 5 felonies.

Keen was taken into custody at his home Friday, Nov. 14, without incident by troopers with the ISP Bremen Post and he was taken to the Elkhart County Jail.

ICAC Taskforce Investigators were assisted in this investigation by the ISP Bremen Post, the Elkhart Police Department, the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office and the Elkhart County Prosecutor’s Office.

The Indiana ICAC Task Force is a multiagency task force led by the Indiana State Police. The task force serves to conduct investigations into reports of child sexual exploitation, enticement by predators, and the production and distribution of child sexual abuse material. They apprehend and prosecute offenders and educate the public on how to prevent online child victimization. Each year, Indiana ICAC investigators from around the state evaluate thousands of tips, investigate hundreds of cases, and rescue dozens of children from ongoing sexual abuse.

The Indiana ICAC Task Force encourages Hoosiers to report online exploitation, solicitation, and enticement-type crimes against children to NCMEC. The NCMEC website can be accessed through the ICAC Task Force website. To report a crime with a child as a victim involving the Internet or other electronic means, please contact your local Indiana law enforcement agency.

To learn more about the efforts of the Indiana ICAC, visit their website here.