HPD makes arrest

On October 24 th , 2025, Detectives with the Huntingburg Police Department-affiliates of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, began an investigation after reviewing a Cyber Tip Report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) pertaining to Child Sex Abuse Material/Child Exploitation.

The Cyber Tip was generated by MediaLab/Kik and included media files depicting child sex abuse material. During the investigation, it was determined that Keyen R. Reutepohler of Jasper, was the user of the Kik account that uploaded the CSAM files. Additional evidence of child exploitation, child solicitation, and distribution of obscene matter was also discovered through search warrants for electronic service providers.

During the afternoon of November 12 th , 2025, search warrants were executed in Jasper and Huntingburg. Detectives from the Huntingburg Police Department were assisted by investigators with the Jasper Police Department, Dubois County Sheriff's Office, and Dubois County Prosecutor’s Office, and Indiana State Police. During the search, additional evidence was seized and will be searched by the Knox County High Tech Crime Unit for additional Child Sex Abuse Material.

As a result of the investigation on November 12 th , 2025, Keyen R. Reutepohler was taken into custody and booked into the Dubois County Security Center on the following charges:

 4 Counts of Child Exploitation/Possession of CSAM (Level 4 Felony)

 5 Counts of Child Exploitation/Possession of CSAM (Level 5 Felony)

 1 Count of Child Solicitation (Level 5 Felony)

 3 Counts of Distribution of Obscene Matter (A Misdemeanor).

This investigation was led by Huntingburg Detectives, affiliated members of the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. The Indiana ICAC 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 Nation Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). To learn more about the Indiana ICAC Task Force or to access NCMEC, go to Indiana ICAC Task Force website at https://internetcrimesagainstkids.com. To report a crime against your child involving the Internet or other electronic means, please contact your local Indiana law enforcement agency. The Huntingburg Police Department emphasizes that the filing of the information is merely an allegation, and that all persons charged are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.