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Bloomington man arrested for possession of child porn

WFIU | By Ethan Sandweiss
Published February 25, 2026 at 4:06 PM EST
Courtesy of Monroe County Jail
Christopher Perantoni

This story has been updated with Perantoni's court appearance.

Police arrested Bloomington man Christopher Perantoni on Tuesday for possession of child sex abuse material, punishable by up to six years in prison.

The Bloomington Police Department said it responded to an anonymous tip in early January through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Officers found an image of a naked 12-year-old girl and linked the IP address to an account owned by Perantoni.

After executing a search warrant of his house Tuesday morning, police said they found storage devices containing several images of child sex abuse material. Perantoni was arrested and taken to the Monroe County Jail.

Prosecutors requested a three-day extension to file charges against Perantoni, saying they needed additional information from the police.

He appeared in court Friday and was released from jail on a $250,000 surety bond and $1,000 cash bond.

Judge Valeri Haughton said as a condition of his release, Perantoni will have to avoid unsupervised contact with anyone under 18.
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Ethan Sandweiss
Ethan Sandweiss is a multimedia journalist for Indiana Public Media. He has previously worked with KBOO News as an anchor, producer, and reporter. Sandweiss was raised in Bloomington and graduated from Reed College with a degree in History.
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