According to Hogsett, Walton has been employed as a reserve Sheriff’s Deputy at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office since 2004, where is a jail officer. Walton has previously been employed by the Union County Sheriff’s Office, the Richmond Police Department and the Laurel Police Department.
“This account was shut down by AOL after a complaint was registered. A second email account was discovered by federal agents while investigating a sexual offender, who had exchanged child pornography with the account in question,” the release states.”These two email accounts, along with an additional account known to law enforcement agents, have been allegedly traced to Walton.
“This includes an account that was allegedly accessed repeatedly from the Franklin County Security Center,” the release said.
As a result of this investigation, agents served a search warrant at Walton’s home on Friday.
“During the search, agents allegedly located a laptop, as well as a thumb drive that was hidden behind a mirror in the main bedroom of Walton’s home. That thumb drive was allegedly found to contain a number of pornographic images and videos depicting a minor female,” the release states.”In addition, agents found a small video camera hidden in a can in the living room.
“This camera was found to contain additional explicit materials showing a minor female.”
The filing of formal charges comes as Hogsett’s office has launched “Operation Community Watch,” an effort aimed at reducing the abuse of Indiana children through innovative investigative techniques and aggressive prosecution.
Contributing agencies included the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Indiana State Police, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department.
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