Douglas C. Cherry v. State of Indiana

── Douglas C. Cherry v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01505 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 04, 2025 Author: Judge Cale Bradford County of Origin: Jennings Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Pyle and Judge Kenworthy concur In March of 2020, Eric Schmutte founded a nonprofit organization called PCI. PCI’s goal is “to expose and catch as many online child predators as [it] can.” Tr. Vol. II p. 22. In conducting PCI’s investigations, members would set up profiles on dating apps, social media apps, anywhere where two people can message each other we set up a profile and then we basically pose as minors of the age of 15 and younger and basically we just sit there, wait for people to message our decoys. Once [an individual] message[s] us we message them back.