A Missoula woman pled not guilty Tuesday to child pornography distribution and production charges after investigators allegedly found over 40 images of child sexual abuse imagery distributed through her social messaging account, some of which she took herself.
Katelyn Ingraham was indicted on seven counts of child sexual abuse and one count of possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) by Judge Tara Elliot.
According to court documents, investigators were tipped off when the messaging platform Kik reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children last June that someone had uploaded CSAM to their platform.
In August of 2024, the case was referred to the Missoula Police Department, and documents say it traced the account back to Ingraham's IP address. Allegedly, som