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Docs: Child photographer admits to using business to access children; investigators seize 17,000 images

Mikell Jovon Shepard used his photography business to exploit children, with 17,000 images seized including child sex abuse material, police said.

FAYETTE COUNTY, Ind. -- A local and federal investigation into child sex crimes has led to the arrest of a photographer based in Connersville, who admitted to using his business to gain access to children. According to court documents, Mikell Shepard has been preliminarily charged with Child Molesting (Level 1 Felony), four counts of Child Exploitation (Level 4, Level 5 felonies) and Possession of Child Pornography (Level 5 Felony). Investigatio…

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Fox 59 Indianapolis broke the news in Indianapolis, United States on Monday, October 27, 2025.
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