A Ruston man has been arrested for three counts of possession of child pornography.
Matthew Oklichany, 29, was arrested Thursday after an investigation by the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office and partner agencies.
LPSO spokesman Lt. Matt Henderson said the investigation was prompted by a referral from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
NCMEC is a non-profit organization whose mission is to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. NCMEC works with families, victims, private industry, law enforcement, and the public to assist with preventing child abductions, recovering missing children, and providing services to deter and combat child sexual exploitation.
Lincoln Parish law enforcement authorities have investigated a number of NCMEC tips in the past.
Early Thursday morning, LPSO detectives at a residence in Ruston. Okolichany was taken into custody and transported to the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office for questioning. He was later arrested and booked at Lincoln Parish Detention Center.
Bail was set at $150,000.
Okolichany’s arrest is the result of a multi-agency investigation including the Office of the Louisiana Attorney General Cyber Crime Unit, the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office.
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