Paoli youth football president arrested for child pornography

A Paoli man turned himself into police for allegations of possession of child pornography and other related charges Friday.

On February 21st, 2018, Indiana State Police Detective Shane Staggs initiated an investigating on Gavin Brown, 37, of Paoli, after a complaint was received. As a result of his investigation, Staggs alleges that Brown was using a social media platform where he attempted to obtain nude photographs of a female juvenile under the age of 14 in exchange for nude photographs of himself.

Staggs presented his case to Orange County Prosecutors Office for review and the Orange County Superior Court issued an arrest warrant for Brown for the following charges: Level 6 felony possession of child pornography, a level 6 felony count of dissemination of matter harmful to minors and a Class A misdemeanor count of inappropriate communication with a child.

Brown turned himself into officials this afternoon at the Orange County Sheriff’s Department without incident and later bonded out.