IMPD sergeant charged in child pornography case can’t leave Marion County, judge says – Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana traffic

INDIANAPOLIS (HATE) – An Indianapolis police sergeant arrested and charged with child solicitation appeared in court Thursday morning, where a judge barred him from leaving Marion County of his own accord.

Judge Cynthia Oetjen told Javed Richards he can only leave the county if a request from his attorney is approved by the court, according to I-Team 8 reporter Kody Fisher.

Fisher was in the courtroom when Richards appeared before Judge Oetjen for a 9 a.m. hearing.

During the hearing, Oetjen confirmed with Richards that he had surrendered all passports and firearms as part of his release.

Court records show he complied with those requirements Monday and was released from jail.

The hearing ended after just a few minutes, and Richards’ attorney declined News 8’s request for comment.

Richards, who is accused of sending more than 40 files of child sexual abuse material via the online messaging app Kik on July 1, was due back in court on October 17 for a preliminary hearing.

His jury trial was scheduled to begin on October 21. If convicted, he could be sentenced to 160 years in prison.

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