GREENE COUNTY, Ind.–A man who was once convicted of kidnapping a 14-year-old girl for sexual purposes in Indianapolis, is going to federal prison for 50 years for his latest offense, which was in Greene County. He was convicted of sexual exploitation of a minor and distribution of child pornography.
Brett Alan Walker, 30, of Switz City, will also pay $10,000 in restitution to the victim and will be on probation for the rest of his life.
Court documents say Google contacted the National Centers for Missing and Exploited Children, who then contacted Indiana State Police in 2019, when Walker uploaded sexually explicit images of a child engaged in sexual activity to their servers. They have software that can automatically detect such images.
The State Police and FBI investigated the Cyber Tipline report and confirmed that Walker was a convicted sex offender.
Police arrested Walker and rescued the child victim the night before Thanksgiving 2019. A review of the evidence seized showed that Walker was not only sexually exploiting the child, but he was also distributing images of the child in the social media chat application, Kik Messenger, said a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s office.
Walker was previously convicted of child molestation in Marion County in 2010, and while on probation for that crime, he was convicted of criminal confinement in 2011, for an offense involving a 14-year-old girl. Walker got out of prison on December 31, 2016, less than 3 years before he committed the federal offenses.
“Walker’s fifty-year sentence pales in comparison to the sentence he imposed on the minor victim,” said Acting U.S. Attorney John E. Childress. “Walker’s actions have demonstrated that he should never have the ability to be in any type of contact with children. This sentence will help ensure that.”
“This lengthy sentence should send a loud and clear message that, while you may think you can hide behind the anonymity of the internet to commit these crimes, we will identify you and bring you to justice,” said FBI Indianapolis Special Agent in Charge Paul Keenan. “The FBI and our law enforcement partners will continue to work diligently to combat the sexual exploitation of our children.”
