Elwood Man Arrested After Child Exploitation, Sex Trafficking Investigation

32-year-old Elwood man charged with child exploitation

Elwood man arrested for child exploitation ELWOOD, Ind. (WISH) — A 32-year-old Elwood man was formally charged Friday in a Madison County court with 10 felonies including two counts of promotion of child sex trafficking, online court records show. The Hamilton County Metro Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force said in a news release issued Tuesday that it arrested Austin Thompson on Thursday. The release said detectives with the Fishers-ba…

Elwood Man Busted on Child Trafficking, Exploitation Charges

Source: Hamilton County Metro ICAC Task Force / Hamilton County Metro ICAC Task Force HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. — A multi-agency task force has arrested an Elwood, Indiana man on a series of serious charges related to child sexual trafficking and exploitation. Austin Thompson, 32, was taken into custody on Thursday, July 17, 2025, following an investigation by the Hamilton County Metro Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. Thompson fac…

Elwood man arrested after child exploitation, sex trafficking investigation

FISHERS, Ind. -- An Elwood man was arrested after an investigation into child sex trafficking and child exploitation in Hamilton County. According to court documents filed earlier this month in Madison County, Austin Thompson was charged with: Two counts of promotion of child sexual trafficking, each a Level 3 felony Five counts of child exploitation, each a Level 4 felony Two counts of child exploitation, each a Level 5 felony One count of pos…

Elwood man arrested, facing multiple charges for child sex abuse crimes

Austin Thompson, 32, was charged with 10 counts of child sex crimes, including promotion of child sexual trafficking and child exploitation.

Elwood Man Arrested on Multiple Child Exploitation Charges

Austin Thompson Austin Thompson, 32, of Elwood, was arrested July 17 and faces a series of felony charges related to child sexual exploitation and trafficking. According to authorities, the Hamilton County Metro ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) Task Force began investigating Thompson following a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Detectives obtained search warrants for Thompson’s social media accounts, …