Agents with Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrested a 19-year-old from Texas for distributing child sexual abuse material involving victims under the age of 13, according to a March 9 announcement.
The case highlights ongoing efforts by law enforcement agencies to address crimes involving child exploitation. The arrest was made after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children provided a tip that led to an investigation. The crime occurred on LA 70 South in Pierre Part.
Kyler Bradley Montelaro, of Sheffield Lane #5 in Lumberton, Texas, was arrested on March 4 and charged with twelve counts of distribution of child sexual abuse material involving children under the age of thirteen. Montelaro was located and taken into custody in Lumberton, Texas, booked into the Hardin County Jail, waived extradition, and then transported and booked into the Assumption Parish Jail. His bond amount is unknown. The investigation is ongoing.
This arrest resulted from a joint effort between the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, the Texas Office of the Attorney General, the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, and the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The Louisiana Department of Justice works to preserve the state’s culture and heritage through legal efforts according to its official website. It also focuses on protecting constitutional rights and providing legal resources for citizens according to its official website. Liz Murrill leads the department as attorney general according to its official website, which provides services statewide according to its official website.
The department serves as Louisiana’s primary legal office under an independently elected attorney general according to its official website. Murrill has challenged federal overreach in more than thirty-five cases according to its official website.