CONNERSVILLE, Ind. — A Connersville photographer is facing multiple child sex crimes after police say he used his business to inappropriately touch and take nude photos of children.

According to court documents, Google submitted a tip concerning an account containing a total of 17,000 images, with some being classified as child sex abuse material to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. From there, detectives with Indiana's Internet Crimes Against Children task force begun their investigation into 22-year-old Mikell Jovon Shepard of Connersville.

In assessing the report, detectives classified the case as a "priority one" investigation, which, according to court documents, means the suspect is in possession of or producing child sex abuse material and has potential acc

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