GREENFIELD, Ind. — A man was charged after meeting an underage girl at a public library in Greenfield and coercing her into sending nude photographs, according to court documents.
Andrew Laplante, 31, was arrested for the possession of child porn, a Level 6 Felony.
Officers from the Greenfield Police Department were dispatched on June 30 to an undisclosed location on a report that a 31-year-old man was messaging a minor.
Upon speaking with the victim, she said that she met Laplante at Hancock County Public Library and he gave her a phone to use. Her parents found the phone a few days later and reported the information to the police.
Police found that Laplante sent nude photographs to the victim who he knew was a minor. The girl also sent nude photographs. Laplante used the social platform Discord to communicate with the child.
According to court documents, Laplante was about to start a rehabilitation program and drove a 1999 Dodge minivan.
This is an active investigation. Information will be updated as it becomes available.