CAYUGA, Ind. (WRTV) — A man in Vermillion County was sentenced to prison for 11 and 1/2 years on Thursday for possessing child pornography, police say.
The Indiana State Police Putnamville Post announced Tuesday that after almost a two-year investigation, 36-year-old Zachary McBride of Cayuga was sentenced after he “engaged in communicating with a minor” and provided the minor funds for groceries in exchange for child pornography.
Police say that after receiving information concerning allegations of child seduction and sexual battery with a minor in August 2023, the initial investigation began and digital forensics were conducted. On Dec. 2, 2025, a warrant was issued for McBride, and he was arrested a few days later.
McBride has been charged with the following offenses:
- Two counts of possession of child pornography, a low-level felony.
- Child seduction, a low-level felony.
- Sexual battery: victim compelled to submit by an imminent threat, a low-level felony.
