A Lafayette man admitting to convincing underage girls to send sexually explicit images to him and having sex with one of them was sentenced for his crimes.
The investigation began when law enforcement officers with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (“NCMEC”) received a cyber tip regarding distribution of child pornography
State employee arrested on child porn charges
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Source: KATC
Jody Osmer
Louisiana officials have put a 36-year-old state employee behind bars for alleged possession of child pornography, according to KATC.
The accused man is Jody Osmer, an employee of the state Department of Child and Family Services. He works in the Department s economic stability office.
Before his employment with this office, Osmer was a juvenile probation officer. He was employed by the Office of Juvenile Justice (OJJ) from 2007 until 2017, KATC reports.
An official with OJJ told reporters that the agency has been made aware of Osmer s arrest, saying, OJJ was informed of the investigation yesterday. As with all ongoing law enforcement investigations concerning past and present employees, OJJ will work in coordination with local and state authorities at their request.