Hancock County man charged again with possessing child porn

GREENFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — A 24-year-old man on Wednesday was charged in a Hancock County court with 20 felony counts of child exploitation and possession of child pornography, online court records showed.

The Hamilton County Metro Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force had arrested Syed Ayan Tirmizi, of McCordsville, on Tuesday following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. He’s charged in Hancock Circuit Court with six mid-level felony counts and four mid-level felony counts of child exploitation, and 10 low-level felony counts and of possession of child pornography.

Detectives from the task force served search warrants on Tirmizi’s social media accounts, uncovering evidence of possession of child sexual abuse material.

The task force said in a social media post that Tirmizi was previously arrested in December 2023 for similar charges by the McCordsville Police Department. He was awaiting trial for the 2023 charges when the task force arrested him again.

In the case filed Dec. 22, 2023, he faces low-level felony counts: one charge of performance before a minor that is harmful to minors; and 12 charges of possession of child pornography. His next court appearance in that case has been scheduled for Tuesday.

The latest investigation revealed that Tirmizi was soliciting other users for child sex abuse material through online chat rooms.

Tirmizi was being held Thursday night at the Hancock County jail on a $75,000 bond in the newest case, according to online court and jail records.

The task force, headquartered at the Fishers Police Department, includes detectives from multiple police agencies who investigate on internet crimes against children and child exploitation cases in Hamilton, Hancock, Madison and Tipton counties.

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