Matthew D. McMahon v. State of Indiana

── Matthew D. McMahon v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00131 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 11, 2025 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Johnson Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Weissmann concur In April 2023, Franklin City Police Department Detective Jess Harris created a fictitious profile on Mega Personals, an “escorting, prostitution[-]based website” and “purely” “sex[-]based website” where the “purpose” of online communications is to “meet now . . . to have sexual conduct or sexual intercourse.” Transcript Volume II at 43-44. The profile created by Detective Harris said that the person depicted in the profile was named “Ashlie,” and she was twenty-seven years old. State’s Exhibit 1.