INDIANAPOLIS — A Decatur County man, previously convicted twice on sex offender charges, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to the transportation of child sexual abuse material.
Court documents say that between August 15 and August 17, 2021, Joseph Yantiss, 35, of Greensburg, uploaded 13 files of child sexual abuse material to his Dropbox account. The man was on lifetime parole at that time.
On September 27, 2021, a search warrant was issued for Yantiss’ person and his vehicle. Two cell phones were found in the car by police. On one of the phones, law enforcement found a video depicting a prepubescent minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
While Yantiss was being processed into jail, an officer found a micro SD card in Yantiss’ wallet. The SD card was examined and contained three files depicting child sexual abuse material.
Yantiss was convicted of attempted child molesting and child solicitation in December 2013 and possession of child pornography in July 2018, both in Decatur County.
The U.S. District Judge ordered that Yantiss be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for life following his release from federal prison and ordered him to pay $4,000 in restitution to the minor victims. He must also register as a sex offender wherever he lives, works, or goes to school.
