11 men charged in online chatroom child predator sting in Hamilton County

By MICHAELA SPRINGER
WISH-TV | wishtv.com

Eleven men found themselves behind bars after being arrested as part of a central Indiana-wide online chatroom child predator sting.

The Hamilton County Internet Crimes Against Children Metro Task Force announced the arrests Tuesday.

Task force investigators, along with officers from the Greenwood, Westfield, and Lebanon police departments, took the men into custody during a three-day sting Sept. 22 to 24.

Police say the men had driven to the Westfield area to meet with whom they thought were young girls “for the sole purpose of having sex with those children.”

But when the men arrived, they were met by undercover police officers. “With digital evidence as well as admissions by the suspects, it was unmistakable that these men were at the location with the intent to sexually abuse children,” the task force said in a release.

Below are the names of the suspects and their preliminary charges:

• Ricardo Flores, 43, Indianapolis: One count of child solicitation, one count of sexual misconduct with a minor, and three counts of dissemination of harmful material to minors.
• Lucky Udoudo, 30, Carmel: One count of child solicitation and one count of sexual misconduct with a minor.
• El Hadji Babacar Ndiaye, 26, Indianapolis: One count of child solicitation.
• Sean Conway, 28, Westfield: One count of child solicitation.
• David Gomez-Posada, 21, Irving, Texas: One count of child solicitation.
• Simon Cinzah, 31, Indianapolis: One count of sexual misconduct with a minor and one count of child solicitation.
• Homero Arevalo, 41, Logansport: One count of child solicitation.
• Darian Foster, 25, Indianapolis: One count of child solicitation.
• Arvind Kaul, 49, Carmel: One count of child solicitation.
• Jermas McNeal Jr., 36, Indianapolis: One count of child solicitation and one count of resisting law enforcement.
• Michael Podniestrazanski, 38, Indianapolis: One count of child solicitation.

The 11 men were listed as inmates in the Hamilton County jail as of Tuesday morning. Investigators say the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office may file additional charges where needed.

Help is available for victims of domestic violence, child abuse, and sexual assault. Below is a list of suggested resources, both national and local:

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 or text START to 88788
• National Domestic Violence Hotline en español: 800-799-7233 o texto “START” al 88788
• Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence: 24-hour hotline available at 800-332-7385
• Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
• Firefly Children & Family Alliance
• La Plaza Indy
• The Julian Center
• Indiana Child Abuse Hotline: 800-800-5556
• National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673

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