Christopher S. Busch v. State of Indiana

── Christopher S. Busch v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-02387 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 20, 2025 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Vaidik concur In April 2023, 55-year-old Busch responded to an ad posted on a prostitution website called List Crawlers. The ad depicted a photo of the profile of a female purporting to be eighteen years old. 1 The person pictured was a “decoy” being used by law enforcement to conduct a multi-day sting operation from an apartment complex near State Road 135 and County Line Road in Johnson County. Transcript Vol. 1 at 188. The decoy was an adult law enforcement officer who “looked very young[.]” Id.