COLUMBUS, Ind. — Indiana State Police Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested a local man Tuesday on multiple charges related to possession of child pornography after serving a search warrant at his Bartholomew County residence.
The investigation began in September 2022 after a cybertip was received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, state police said. Using investigative techniques, detectives determined that images depicting child pornography had been possessed by Kevin Ray Batman, 61, who lives in rural Bartholomew County.
The investigation led to troopers obtaining a search warrant for Batman’s residence. During the search warrant being served Tuesday, additional evidence of possession of child pornography/child exploitation was located, state police said.
Batman was arrested and transported to the Bartholomew County Jail where he was incarcerated on initial charges of Possession of Child Pornography, Level 5 Felony (7 counts) and Possession of Child Pornography, Level 4 Felony (1 Count). Kevin Batman will soon make an initial appearance in the Bartholomew County Circuit Court, state police said.
