Sex Offender Arrested After Social Media Investigation

Monday, September 23, 2019 at 8:23 AM

By Mike Perleberg @mikedup84

The Switzerland County Sheriff's Office has announced its latest child solicitation arrest.

David L. Beasley. Photo by Switzerland County Sheriff's Office.

(Switzerland County, Ind.) - A Madison man is the latest person to be arrested by Switzerland County authorities in a child solicitation case.

David L. Beasley, 65, was charged following a social media usage investigation by the Switzerland County Sheriff’s Office.

He is already a registered sex offender.

Beasley has now been charged with felony Child Solicitation (level 5 felony) and Dissemination of Matter Harmful to a Minor (level 6 felony).

Beasley appeared in Switzerland Circuit Court on Friday, September 20 where a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf. He remains held in the Switzerland County Jail on Monday on a $20,000 cash bond.

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