INDIANAPOLIS – An Indianapolis teacher and composer is now charged with buying and downloading child sex abuse material online.

Investigators learned about his activities through a series of suspicious cryptocurrency purchases made from a site on the “dark web.”

Julian Wachner, 55, faces 10 counts of possession of child sex abuse material, a Level 5 felony, and a count of possession of cocaine, a Level 4 felony.

Investigation starts with tip

According to the probable cause affidavit, the investigation started on Aug. 11 with a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that was forwarded to the IMPD Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit.

The financial platform Robinhood reported a suspicious cryptocurrency purchase involving Wachner’s account on Aug. 8. The

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