A Noblesville man is being held on $150,000 bond at the Hamilton County Jail after investigators say they found 35 videos and images of child sexual abuse material on devices seized from his home. The Hamilton County Metro Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested 's Travis Gillespie on Oct. 21, and he now faces 10 felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse material.
According to Current Publishing, the case began in July 2025, when ICAC investigators received a cybertip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children about a video uploaded to a Snapchat account that the social media company itself had flagged. The probable cause affidavit, filed in court by the Fishers Police Department, described the video as showing an adult man engaging in sexual activity with a child estimated to be between 4 and 7 years old.
Investigators subpoenaed records tied to the user's IP address and allegedly identified the subscriber as Gillespie. While reviewing the Snapchat account, they say they found additional images and videos that met the definition of child sexual abuse material, according to the affidavit. The same investigation reportedly looked into CashApp purchases of CSAM allegedly connected to Gillespie.
Search Warrant Led to Seized Devices
A search warrant served at Gillespie's home during the summer resulted in the seizure of various smartphones and laptops, the Current Publishing article states. On those devices, investigators allegedly found the 35 CSAM videos and images that now underpin the felony charges. Gillespie allegedly confirmed to ICAC officers that he had viewed and downloaded videos of child sexual abuse material, per the same account.
Online court records show Gillespie's jury trial is tentatively set for Feb. 2, 2027. Current reached out to Gillespie's attorney for comment, though the article notes no response has been confirmed.
Part of a Broader Hamilton County Pattern
Gillespie's arrest is not an isolated case for the Fishers-based task force. A separate Hamilton County investigation that concluded in late September with 11 arrests also led to the early-October arrest of a Greenwood man, Current Publishing reported in a separate article. That man, Omar Rosaliano, is charged with child solicitation, sexual misconduct with a minor and distributing child sex abuse material, and he remains in custody at Hamilton County Jail with bail also set at $150,000.
Another recent Hamilton County case followed a similar pattern. Fox59 reported that 33-year-old Shane Angier, also of Noblesville, was charged with two counts of possession of child sexual abuse material and eight counts of possession of child pornography, all Level 5 felonies, after the Madison County Sheriff's Department and the Hamilton County Metro ICAC task force received a CyberTip from Kik in March 2025. Investigators reportedly linked the Kik account subscriber to Angier through an IP address search, and his cell phone was reportedly found with seven additional CSAM files.
Statewide Numbers Show Scale of the Problem
The volume of tips feeding these local cases reflects a larger statewide effort. Indiana State Police organized and led Operation Guardian Angel, a monthlong statewide push from Aug. 1 through Aug. 31, 2026, targeting online predators and child exploitation, according to WBIW. During that single month, the Indiana ICAC Task Force recorded 237 reactive investigations stemming from citizen complaints or cybertips and received 1,653 cybertips overall.
Six people arrested during Operation Guardian Angel were also registered sex offenders, and the operation identified 41 children whose abuse was captured in images, per the same report. Nationally, ICAC task forces conducted nearly 347,000 investigations in 2025, leading to the arrest of more than 17,000 offenders, according to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Separately, a bill introduced in the Indiana Senate would replace the term child pornography with child sex abuse material throughout the Indiana Code, according to the bill's digest. It is not established whether that bill has been enacted or whether it applies to the statute underlying Gillespie's charges.
