By Bella Dardano ,
58 minutes ago
Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. ( WGNO ) — A former Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office employee has been arrested in connection with a Tangipahoa Parish child sexual abuse materials investigation, according to the Louisiana State Police.
LSP officials said 34-year-old Gavin Lyvers, of Ponchatoula, was arrested following a joint investigation with Homeland Security Investigations into allegations of possession of child sexual abuse material that was launched in September.
LSP officials said the investigation was prompted after HSI received a cyber-tip related to the alleged upload and/or download of child sexual abuse material on a social media account.
During the investigation, it was discovered that the account was allegedly linked to Lyvers. He is accused of communicating with minors on the platform and soliciting child sexual abuse material "in exchange for items of monetary value."
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