BATON ROUGE, LA – Attorney
General Jeff Landry today announced the arrests of two men for allegedly
distributing child pornography.
“Every time one of these images or videos is
distributed, a child is tragically re-victimized,” said General Landry. “So my
Cyber Crime Unit and I are doing all we legally can to bring child predators to
justice.”
David Duplechain,
51 of Covington, was arrested on eight
counts of Distribution of Pornography Involving Juveniles (under 13 years of
age). He was booked into the St. Tammany Parish Jail following a joint
investigation by the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) Cyber Crime Unit,
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s
Office.
Joshua Brister, 21
of Lafayette, was arrested on one count of
Distribution of Pornography Involving Juveniles (under 13 years of age). He was
booked into the Lafayette Parish Prison following a joint investigation by the
LBI Cyber Crime Unit, HSI, the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Lafayette
Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the Lafayette Police Department.
General Landry encourages anyone with further
information or concerns about Duplechain and Brister to please call the LBI
at 800-256-4506. Callers do not have to give their names.
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Two Men Arrested for Internet Crimes Against Children
