On December 30, 2013 at approximately 5:40 PM, the Riley County Police Department, after weeks of investigation, made an arrest in a sexual exploitation of a child case that was filed with the department in November of this year. 

Harold Heilman, 36, of Manhattan, Kansas was arrested at his home in the 2500 block of Farm Bureau Road for the listed offenses of sexual exploitation of a child and electronic solicitation. Both of these crimes are classified as felony level.  Bond was set at  $50,000.00.

Throughout the investigation, police found that these crimes stemmed from an alleged online relationship between Heilman and a 14 year old female who resides out of state and allegedly involved sexual conversation and the solicitation of photographs containing the victim’s image.

The Riley County Police Department would like to remind the public that with advances in communication technology, it is now easier than ever to send correspondences and photographs. Mobile Phone Apps, Online Video Game Systems, Social Media, and Portable MP3 Players can all be used to facilitate these and similar crimes.

Parents are encouraged to speak with their children about good decision making and online protection as well as remind them not to give out personal information to strangers they meet online.

From rileycountypolice.org.