2 southern Indiana men arrested on child pornography charges after national tip

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led to the arrest of two southern Indiana men for possessing child pornography in two separate cases.

The Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) began an investigation after receiving tips from the NCMEC between September 2025 and March 2026 about a person uploading child sexual abuse material.

Police served a search warrant at the home of 58-year-old Timothy Lee Newberry, of Pekin, on Tuesday, April 15. Newberry was arrested and charged with 19 counts of possession of child pornography.

In a the second investigation, ISP received tips from a social media provider that someone uploaded child pornography images. A search warrant was served on Tuesday, April 15 at the home of 31-year-old Jesse Edward Cain Worley, of New Albany. Worley was arrested and charged with one count of child pornography.

Both Newberry and Worley are being held in the Floyd County Jail.

The ICAC Task Force is overseen by Indiana State Police, and is comprised of members from ISP, Scott County Sheriff's Office and Jeffersonville Police Department.