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For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Contact: Sgt. Matt Gard

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   mjgard@lafayette.in.gov

December 6^th, 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           (765) 807-1223

 Child Exploitation Investigation Arrest

On December 6^th, 2017 the Lafayette Police Department served a search warrant in the 100 block of Lori Lee Drive and arrested Glen Paugh (68) for Child Exploitation.  This investigation stemmed from information received by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.  The investigation was a team effort between the High Tech Crimes Unit (HTCU), Tippecanoe Prosecutors Office, and the Lafayette Police Department.  The collaborative efforts from all agencies involved were instrumental in this investigation.  Paugh was transported to the Tippecanoe County Jail.

Sergeant Matt Gard

Community Outreach & Crime Prevention

The fact a person has been arrested or charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.