Sex Offender Arrested After Social Media Investigation

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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