Police say students spreading child porn

The Bloomington Police Department is investigating a ring of child pornography distribution among students at Bloomington High School North.

School administrators contacted the BPD on Feb. 25 reporting a student had photographed herself in the nude and shared the pictures among friends via her cell phone, BPD Sgt. Joe Crider said.

By Wednesday police had received 14 different reports of child pornography being distributed at the school.

The reports were a combination of both boys and girls photographing themselves in the nude and sharing the pictures with friends.

The school, police and juvenile probation are working together to investigate how many pictures exist and how many students are spreading them throughout the school.

No one faces any charges at the moment, Crider said. Police have confiscated some cell phones, deleting any pictures of child pornography.

Police’s primary concern is to locate all sources and eliminate the photos.

Anyone with additional information can contact Det. Sarah Carnes at 812-349-3319.

Dennis Barbosa