A Pineville man has been arrested for multiple charges relating to child pornography.
The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office said Joshua Daniel Vickers, 31, has been charged with four counts of pornography involving juveniles and 19 counts of distribution of pornography involving juveniles – victim under the age of 13.
RPSO said on January 18, 2022, they received information from the Office of the Attorney General, Louisiana Bureau of Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce of alleged criminal sexual conduct believed to have occurred in the Pineville area.
According to the report, a cyber tip was received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that contained information related to the distribution of child porn via online activities.
RPSO said Vickers was eventually identified as a suspect. On February 2, 2022, Vickers’ home was searched, and he was taken into custody without incident. He was then booked into the Rapides Parish Detention Center on the four counts of pornography involving juveniles.
After further investigation, RPSO said they obtained additional warrants for Vickers’ arrest in reference to the 19 counts of distribution of pornography involving juveniles – victim under the age of 13. On February 7, 2022, he was taken into custody again and booked into the Rapides Parish Detention Center, where he remains in lieu of a $950,000 bond.
This investigation is still ongoing. Anyone with information related to this case is asked to contact RPSO at (318) 473-6727 or Crime Stoppers at 318-443-7867.
