On Nov. 13, 2023, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office arrested 23-year-old Dakota J. Griffin of Sullivan on charges stemming from a sexual abuse investigation in Eaton.
In October 2023, MCSO was contacted by Department of Homeland Security investigators who had been alerted to a video depicting an adult male committing sexual acts on a juvenile subject being posted on the dark web.
The video allegedly was produced in Madison County.
Griffin was charged with first-degree criminal sex act (a class B felony), use of a child in a sexual performance (a class C felony), promoting a sexual performance by a child and first-degree sex abuse (both class D felonies), and endangering the welfare of a child.
Griffin was processed and transported to the Madison County Jail to await arraignment in CAP Court.
MCSO was assisted in this investigation by the Department of Homeland Security-Investigations.
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office asks anyone with knowledge of this incident contact investigators at 315.366.2311.