The FWPD arrested Kenneth Eatmon for several allegations stemming from a Child Sexual Abuse Material investigation on January 28, 2025.
Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:
Date: January 28, 2025
Location: 1400 block of Hugh Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Time: 0900 hours
Suspect Arrested: Kenneth Lee Eatmon, 36 years old
Preliminary Charges:
- Possession of Child Pornography, Level 5 Felony
- Possession of Child Pornography, Level 5 Felony
- Possession of Child Pornography, Level 5 Felony
- Possession of Child Pornography, Level 6 Felony
Details/Summary:
On December 11, 2024, Detective Charles ‘Chuck’ Volz, an investigator with the Fort Wayne Police Department assigned to the Crimes Against Persons Section (CAPS) and the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, received a Cybertip from the National Center For Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about an individual suspected of viewing and downloading Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), commonly known as Child Pornography. Detective Volz later determined that individual was Kennth Lee Eatmon. By that time Mr. Eatmon was confined in the Allen County Jail for unrelated offenses. Detective Volz procured valid search warrants for Mr. Eatmon’s electronic devices. Several other members from CAPS assisted Detective Volz in executing the search warrants on December 18, 2024, including at his residence in the 1400 block of Hugh Street. Indeed, numerous files containing CSAM have been discovered on his devices. Detective Volz arrested Mr. Eatmon at the Allen County Jail this morning for the listed charges.
The Indiana Internet Crime Against Children is a multiagency task force led by the Indiana State Police that investigates and prosecutes persons who use the internet to sexually exploit or entice children. Each year, Indiana ICAC investigators evaluate thousands of tips, investigate hundreds of cases, and rescue dozens of children from ongoing sexual abuse. The Indiana ICAC Task Force encourages Hoosiers to report online exploitation, solicitation, and enticement-type crimes against children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Click here to assist in removing CSAM from the internet.
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