Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) officials announce the arrest of 38-year-old Georg Goins of Pleasant Hill, IL, for Possession of Child Pornography (Class 2 Felony).
On June 23rd, 2023, ISP DCI Zone 4 Agents initiated an investigation after learning a subject was distributing child pornography through an online platform. During the investigation, ISP Investigators assigned to the Office of the Illinois Attorney General Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) gathered digital evidence indicating that Goins was possessing and disseminating child pornography from his residence in Mount Auburn, IL. Through the investigation it was also determined that Goins was a registered sex offender.
On August 2nc, 2023 ISP DCI Zone 4 Agents arrested Goins at his residence and charged him with 4 counts of Dissemination of Child Pornography (Class X Felony). Goins was transported to the Christian County Jail awaiting bond.
ISP DCI Zone 4 was assisted by the Christian County Sheriff’s Office with this investigation. Anyone with information concerning this case is asked to contact ISP Zone 4 Investigations at (217) 782-4750.
The Illinois State Police provide the following resource for parents, for the public to report crimes against children, and victims to start their path towards healing and recovery. Anonymous tips of child pornography can also be reported through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's (NCMEC) cyber tip line at www.cybertipline.com. To keep kids safe online, learn more at: https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/onlinesafe/; www.cybertipline.org ; For resources for survivors of sexual abuse visit: https://www.missingkids.org/gethelpnow/csam-resources .
