The first investigation began after investigators received multiple cybertips from NCMEC between September 2025 and March 2026.
This investigation and warrant service were conducted by members of the Indiana ICAC Task Force, consisting of the Indiana State Police and the Jeffersonville Police Department. Detectives and Troopers from the Indiana State Police – Sellersburg Post also assisted.
The second investigation began in March 2026 when the Indiana State Police received cybertips from a social media provider indicating that an individual had allegedly uploaded images depicting child sexual abuse material. As part of this investigation, a search warrant was obtained for the residence of 31-year-old Jesse Edward Cain Worley of New Albany, Indiana. Worley was located at his home on April 15, and as a result of the search and subsequent investigation, he was arrested for one count of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material, a Level 5 Felony.
This investigation and warrant service were conducted by Indiana ICAC Task Force members consisting of the Indiana State Police, the Scott County Sheriff’s Department, and the Jeffersonville Police Department. Detectives and Troopers from the Indiana State Police – Sellersburg Post also assisted.
Both individuals were incarcerated at the Floyd County Jail.
The Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is a multiagency task force that investigates and prosecutes individuals who use the internet to sexually exploit or entice children. The Indiana State Police oversees the task force.
The Indiana ICAC Task Force encourages Hoosiers to report online exploitation, solicitation, and enticement-type crimes against children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The NCMEC website can be accessed through the ICAC Task Force website. To report a crime involving your child that occurs over the Internet or by other electronic means, please contact your local Indiana law enforcement agency.
