08/31/2026
INFORMATION RELEASED ON BEHALF OF THE HAMILTON COUNTY METRO ICAC TASK FORCE:
On August 27, 2026, Ray Douglas Fields was arrested on eleven felony counts related to child s*x crimes, including Possession of Child S*x Abuse Material, a Level 4 Felony.
Fields, a resident of New Palestine, IN, was investigated by the Hamilton County Metro ICAC Task Force after receiving a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The CyberTip, submitted by Microsoft, contained suspected Child S*x Abuse Material involving prepubescent children.
Detectives with the Hamilton County Metro ICAC Task Force served a search warrant on Fields’ residence where over 300 additional images and/or videos of Child S*x Abuse Material was located.
The task force is headquartered at the Fishers Police Department. The task force is comprised of detectives from the following agencies: Fishers Police Department, Carmel Police Department, Westfield Police Department - Indiana, Noblesville Police Department, Greenfield Police Department, City of Anderson Police Department, Indiana, Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Indiana, Madison County Sheriff, and Homeland Security Investigations. The task force focuses on internet crimes against children and investigates child exploitation cases in Hamilton, Hancock, Madison, and Tipton counties.
Fields is being held at the Hancock County Jail. A charge is merely an accusation, and the arrested person(s) is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
