Media Fact Sheet

Date:  May 28, 2024

Location: Allen County Jail

Time: 1121 hours

Suspect Arrested: Jermaine Harrison, 41 years of age.

Preliminary Charges: Count I: Dissemination of Matter Harmful To A Minor; Count II: Child Solicitation

Details/Summary:

A mother reported to the Fort Wayne Police Department that her minor child was communicating with an adult. Some of the communication involved nude images and soliciting the minor child. The mother used her cellphone to record the male as he attempted to communicate with her daughter via video chat which captured his facial features. Detective Sergeant Todd Battershell, a supervisor with the Crimes Against Person Section (CAPS), adopted the case as the lead investigator. He obtained Court Orders for the cellphone carrier and learned the owner of the cellphone that was communicating with the child belonged to Jermaine Harrison. His likeness is similar to the video of the man made by the mother. Detective Sergeant Battershell submitted his case which lead to criminal charges being filed.  An arrest warrant was served on Mr. Harrison on May 24, 2024 while he was being held on unrelated charges. Detective Sergeant Battershell was assisted by the Indiana Department of Child Services-Allen County and the Dr. Bill Lewis Center For Children.

Sergeant Jeremy Webb
Public Information Officer
Fort Wayne Police Department