From Sergeant Dane Duke
On 08/14/2024 after an extensive investigation a man was taken into custody on the charges involving allegations of possession of child pornography and child solicitation both level 5 felonies. The arrest is the culmination of an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigation into Eric Dicken 35-years old of Columbus. ICAC investigators were alerted to Dicken’s alleged involvement in illicit sexual content by the National Institute for Missing and Exploited Children.
The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office and Columbus Police Department joined the ICAC Task Force, a
national program focused on investigating exploited children in 2024. Since joining the program this is
the second child exploitation arrest in Bartholomew County.
This is an ongoing investigation, no further information will be released at this time.
This is a preliminary investigation. All persons are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.