Indiana man charged after allegedly inviting children to home for sexual activity

BROWNSTOWN, Ind. (WAVE) – An Indiana man has been taken into custody after being investigated for accused on-line exercise luring youngsters into his residence for intercourse acts.

Matthew Betz, 26, has been booked in Jackson County Jail and charged with baby solicitation.

In line with a possible trigger affidavit from the Jackson Circuit Court docket, the Brownstown Police Division started its investigation on Dec. 31, 2021 after receiving a tip that a person was soliciting minors for intercourse on the social media platform “Kik.”

Police had been despatched communications despatched by the person to victims believed to be below the age of 15. Paperwork state the victims who had been contacted by the person had been 8-years-old, 14-years-old, and others believed to be below 15-years-old.

The affidavit stated police reached out for the person’s IP handle, then tracked the IP handle by way of a subpoena to a cable firm to a house in Brownstown, Indiana.

Betz’ identify was connected to the web subscription, and an officer interviewed Betz on April 25.

Paperwork state throughout the interview, Betz had admitted to speaking to victims believed to be 8 by way of 14-years-old. Betz stated he despatched the victims movies of sexual exercise and requested for the victims to come back to his residence “to have intercourse with him.”

Betz was booked within the Jackson County Jail on April 25 and is awaiting trial.

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