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Indiana Man Charged with Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Child

A federal grand jury indicted Christopher L. Guinn, 50, of South Bend, Indiana, on one count of attempted sexual exploitation of a child, according to an announcement on August 28, 2026.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 28, 2026, 7:25 p.m. ET
A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Wisconsin returned a one-count indictment on August 25, 2026, charging Christopher L. Guinn, 50, of South Bend, Indiana, with attempted sexual exploitation of a child, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The announcement was made on August 28, 2026. The indictment alleges that Guinn engaged in online communications with an undercover law enforcement officer he believed to be a 12-year-old girl, sending sexually explicit videos and soliciting images and videos in return. The investigation also determined that Guinn possessed child sexual abuse material and had attempted to exploit multiple minors across the United States, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Guinn was arrested in South Bend on August 5, 2026, and ordered detained by a magistrate judge in the Northern District of Indiana. He is being transported to the Eastern District of Wisconsin to face the charge. The offense carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum of 30 years in prison. The case was investigated by the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office with assistance from several federal, state, and local agencies. It is part of Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice initiative. An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. The case is at the charging stage and has not been resolved.

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