Holton Man Arrested Following Anti-Human Trafficking & Pedophile Operation

Seven others were arrested last week as a result of the operation.

RIchard Holman Jr. Photo via the Jackson County Sheriff's Department.

(Jackson County, Ind.) – A Holton man is one of eight who were arrested last week during an anti-human trafficking and pedophile operation.

60-year-old Richard Holman has been charged out of Jackson County for Child Solicitation (level 4 felony) and Attempted Sexual Misconduct with a Minor (level 4 felony).

The anti-human trafficking and pedophile operation took place at two different location in Seymour between March 9 and March 11.

According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, officers used decoy profiles for 15 to 19-year-old females.

Approximately seven- thousand messages were sent and received during this operation, with police saying all eight suspects had the intention of paying for inappropriate actions with teen girls.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department also provided staggering FBU statistics regarding human trafficking:

• 1 in 25 children ages 10-17 have received an online sexual solicitation where the solicitor has tried to make offline contact.
• 65 percent of online sex offenders used the victim’s social networking site to gain home and school information about the victim.
• 26 percent of online sex offenders used the victim’s social networking site to gain information about the victim’s whereabouts at the time.