A Crawfordsville man was arrested a second time after police discovered he allegedly possessed and disseminated child pornography.
Blake Alan Dagley, 22, was arrested on a warrant Feb. 11 and is facing 26 felony counts.
According to court documents, the Montgomery County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received several cybertips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Those tips indicated that images containing child pornography had been shared on an app called Kik between June and August 2024.
After investigators received a warrant, they learned that one person was using multiple Kik accounts, but all under the same IP address. Using this information, the accounts were tied to Dagley. A warrant was executed at his home last week. He was incarcerated at the Montgomery County Jail and remains in custody.
Court records show that Dagley was previously sentenced to probation on July 11, 2024, for similar crimes. He was originally charged with two counts of possession of child pornography, a level 6 felony, and one count of possession of marijuana, a class B misdemeanor.
Court documents also indicate that Dagley only received a sentence for the marijuana charge. He was placed on 365 days of probation, and the child porn charges were dismissed.
During an interview with police, Dagley told officers, “... he has a problem.” Dagley told investigators his problem might be related to drug use and sexual abuse he suffered in his youth.
Per court documents, Dagley called the period between June and August 2024 “the dark phase.” During this time, Dagley reportedly used heroin, marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms. He told police the drugs “clouded his judgment.”
Dagley continued to be involved with child pornography, even after being placed on probation, court documents report.
Now, online court records show Dagley faces 13 charges of possession of child pornography, nine of which are level 5 felonies, the others four being level 6 felonies, and 13 charges of child exploitation, nine of which are level 4 felonies, and the remaining four being level 5 felonies).
An initial hearing was held Feb. 14 and a jury trial is tentatively scheduled for July 1 in Montgomery Superior Court.
