In Louisiana, a state task force dubbed "Operation Child Watch" has made 17 arrests. According to WAFB 9, the discoveries were beyond disgusting. "These are four and five year-old girls and boys in pictures. This isn’t just simple pornography out there. This goes way beyond that. Some of the sickest things I’ve seen in my 28 years; I literally did not sleep that night," says the superintendent of Louisiana State Police Col. Mike Edmonson. The photos and videos, found in a variety of sources and formats, contained disturbing images of child pornography, including children as young as three years old.
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List of those Arrested:
Alexandria Field Office
Patrick G. Murray (47) of Dry Prong (Grant Parish) possession of child pornography
Donny Lester (24) of Pineville (Rapides Parish) possession of child pornography
Timothy E. Daigle (50) of Alexandria (Rapides Parish) possession of child pornography
Joseph A. Coleman (62) of Alexandria (Rapides Parish) possession of child pornography
Columbus James Moore (33) of Natchitoches (Natchitoches Parish) possession of child pornography
David E. Coburn (33) of Pineville (Rapides Parish) possession of child pornography
Jacob C. Youngblood (19) of Dry Prong (Grant Parish) possession of child pornography
Joel S. Allen (28) of Pineville (Rapides Parish) possession of child pornography
Patrick Murray (24) of Dry Prong (Grant Parish) possession of Schedule I (Marijuana) 2nd offense, possession of drug paraphernalia, and illegal use of CDS in the presence of a juvenile
Clint Perkins (33) of Forest Hill (Rapides) possession of Schedule I (Marijuana), possession of Schedule II (Methamphetamine), and possession of drug paraphernalia - Possession of child pornography pending after further imaging of computer hard drive
Lake Charles Field Office
Robbie Coleman (42) of Sulphur (Calcasieu Parish) possession of child pornography
Justin L. Cooper (20) of Sulphur (Calcasieu Parish) possession of child pornography
Anthony Williams (45) of Lake Charles (Calcasieu Parish) possession of child pornography
Michael W. Brinson (34) of Sulphur (Calcasieu Parish) possession of child pornography
Lafayette Field Office
Robert Clendenin (25) of Crowley (Acadia Parish) possession of child pornography (14 counts)
Christopher Patterson (20) of Scott (Lafayette Parish) possession of child pornography (10 counts)
Nicholas Chiasson (17) of Breaux Bridge (St. Martin Parish) possession of child pornography (5 counts)
Several other search warrants have been served and evidence seized. Investigations continue. Further arrests pending.