Overview
- Garrett Michael Highlander, 20, was arrested and charged with possession of material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and was booked into the North Central Regional Jail on a $100,000 bond.
- Investigators say the probe began after the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children submitted 48 cybertips about a Discord user who boasted of a large cache of child sexual abuse material.
- Police allege the accounts used names including "MrToxix" and "MrChildPorn" and that other Discord users complained he repeatedly sent explicit images to them via direct message.
- Troopers executed a search warrant and say they seized electronic devices that contained alleged child sexual abuse material and chat logs showing attempts to use Discord’s AI and exchanges to find or trade such images.
- Highlander told investigators he was "trolling" and "rage-baiting," the criminal complaint says, and the case is pending in state court with the allegations not proven in court; the investigation highlights NCMEC’s role in reporting CSAM and ongoing scrutiny of moderation on platforms like Discord.