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STATE OF INDIANA } is IN THE ELKHART SUPERIOR COURT: NO.1
COUNTY OF ELKHART ) : CAUSE NO.: 20D01-1412-MC-. 3357
STATE OF INDIANA oes Maa ty
) ORDER OF THE COURT
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JAMES C. IANNARELLI ) mire
DOB: 10-19-1981 ) DEC 0% 204
‘CLERK
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The undersigned, being the honorable Magistrate of the Elkhart Superior Court No. 1,
finds at the Affidavit set forth herewith establishes probable cause to believe that on or ebout
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day of November, 2014, and the 1* day of December, 2014, the above-named individual
committed the offense(s) of:
11/25/2014 Vicarious Sexual Gratification, Level 4 Felony
Child Exploitation, Level 5 Felony
Voyeurism, Level 6 Felony
12/1/2014 Vicarious Sexual Gratification, Level 4 Felony
Child Exploitation, Level 5 Felony
‘Voyeurism, Level 6 Felony
that the Prosecuting Attomey requires more time to evaluate the case and determine whether a
charge should be filed; and, accordingly, the above-named individual is ordered held by the
Sheriff of Elkhart County, Indiana, or other law enforcement agency, until such time as said
individual posts Bond in the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($100
000.00) Dollars. ‘The Clerk of this Court shall forward a copy of this Order to the Elkhart
County Sheriff, Elkhart County, Indiana, or other law enforcement agency, who shall be charged
with the execution of the Order of Commitment, and this hearing is continued to the 18 day of
December, 2014 at 1:30 o’clock p.m., in the Elkhart Superior Court 3, Elkhart County,
Indiana. Formal charges to be filed in the Elkhart Superior Court 3.
SO ORDERED, THIS 9" day of Pécer x) y
Oo
The Honorable Dean O. Burton, Magistrate
Elkhart Superior Court No. 1
1C.35-42-4-5 (a\(2)
1C.35-42-4-4(b)
IC 35-45-4-5(b)(2)&(C\(1)
Elkhart Police Department
1440013STATE OF INDIANA
COUNTY OF ELKHART , ss F Conary, Jace.
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INDIANA =) CAUSE NUMBER: 20___0__9 GF
vs.
AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF
James Cat] lannarelli ) ¥Ss 7
NAME OF PERSON ARRESTED: James Carl Iannarelli
DATE/ PLACE OF BIRTH: October 19, 1981 / Elkhart, Indiana
LOCATION OF ARREST: 100 block of W. Lexington Ave
DATE OF ARREST: December 8, 2014
CRIME: | STATUTE NUMBER: CLASS OF CRIME:
Child Exploitation (x) 4 35-42-4-4(b\(1) Level 5 felony
Voyeurism (x) 2 35-45-4-5()(1) Level 6
‘Comes now, J. Anderson #340, and after first being duly sworn upon his oath, deposes and says that he is a
law enforcement officer of Elkhart County, Indiana, and the above named individual was arrested
because
On December 1, 2014, at approximately 4:50 p.m., seventeen year old {MB and his two parents reported to the
Elkhart Police Department that {QM wrestles for Memorial High School.
ted that during the week of
November 24, 2014, he was told by several students that the wrestling coach, James Iannarelli had a video on
his iPad of naked students in the locker room. jj) stated that on December 1, 2014, he and several other
students looked at the video on the iPad. giglwas told by other wrestlers that the video from the week of
November 24, 2014 was no longer on the iPad. fjj§stated that in the video that he saw on December 1, 2014,
James Iannarelli was in the West Side Middle School (101 S. Nappanee St, Ellchart, Indiana) boy's locker room.
‘WB said that in the video James Iannarelli can be seen Placing the iPad in a locker. Approximately ten minutes
later male students from West Side Middle School can be seen entering the locker room, changing clothes, and
showering.
On December 1, 2014, at approximately 6:45 p.m. Det. Privett # 305 interviewed sixteen year old @. (is 2
student at Memorial High School who is on the wrestling team. a: that when he got to the wrestling
practice, other wrestlers told him that there was a video on James Iannarelli’ s iPad of naked kids in the shower
at West Side Middle School. Along with other wrestlers, (§Jlooked at a video on the iPad. @iMsaid that the
video showed wrestlers from West Side Middle School in the shower naked.
On December 1, 2014, at approximately 7:15 p.m. Det. Privett spoke to Memorial High School Assistant
Wrestling Coach, Darren Vance. Vance stated that one of the wrestlers notified him that there was an
inappropriate video on James Iannarelli’s iPad. Vance looked at the video and saw James Iannarelli place his
TPad in a locker. Vance said that he also saw naked kids showering in the video.
James Iannarelli’s iPad was located in the wrestling room at Memorial High school where he was coaching
wrestling. The iPad was secured by Cpl. Johnson # 379 and Ptlm. Gage # 420, until this affiant could obtain a
search warrant for the iPad,
On December 2, 2014, at approximately 12:57 a.m. I executed the search warrant on the iPad. An inspection of
the iPad revealed a video. The video showed Iannarelli at West Side Middle School, putting the iPad in a locker
which recorded three juvenile males who were identified as twelve (12) year old @§ thirteen (13) year oldand fourteen (14) year old fifnaked and in the shower. The juveniles’ penises can be seen in the video. The
Juveniles did not know that they were being video recorded and did not give anyone permission to record them.
On December 2, 2014 at approximately 2:16 a.m. I interviewed James Iannarelli. Under Miranda Iannarelli
admitted to secretly video recording boys in the shower. Iannarelli said that he was video recording the boys for
his sexual gratification, He said that he has been video recording the boys at West Side Middle School for the
past four years. 1 showed James Iannarelli part of the video of him setting up the iPad to video the shower. He
positively identified himself as the person in the video setting up the iPad. He gave me two of the boy's in the
video names If who he believed was twelve, and MJ who he believed was thirteen or fourteen, He did not
know the third boy's name. He also admitted to looking at child porn on his home computer.
On December 3, 2014, 1 interviewed sixteen (16) year old QI) @MMsaid thay on December 1, 2014, he and other
wrestlers saw a video of a showering juvenile on James Iannarell iPad. ‘stated that some of the wrestlers
stated that the previous week they had seen a different video of kids showering,
On December 3, 2014, I interviewed seventeen (17) rear old WIMP said that he saw two different videos of
juvenile males showering on James Iannarelli’s iPad.
On December 5, 2014, I interviewed seventeen (17) year old @lBvho reported that he saw a video on the iPad on
‘November 25, 2014 and a different video December 1, 2014. In both videos show juvenile males showering in
the West Side Middle School locker room fistated that some of the kids showering were the same in both
videos and some of the kids were different.
On December 5, 2014, Det. Privett interviewed wrestling student (jj (@§ stated that during the week of
Thanksgiving 2014, he was playing a game on James Iannarelli’s iPad and decided to look at a video which was
on the iPad. The video showed juvenile males showering in the West Side Middle School locker room. On
December 1, 2014 while attempting to show other wrestlers the video, he saw a second video of juvenile males
showering. The second video was similar to the first video, but from a different angle.
On December 8, 2014 at approximately 11:09 am. Det. Privett and I observed James lannarelli walking in the
area of S. 2" St. and Lexington Ave. ‘As James Iannarelli was getting into his vehicle, I walked up to him and
told him that he was under arrest. James Iannarelli was arrested and transported to the Elkhart Police
Department, where he was booked without incident,
1 Det. J. Anderson # 340, affirm under the pain and penalty of perjury that the above foregoing facts are
true and correct, are within the Personal knowledge of the undersigned, and occurred within Elkhart
County, Indiana.
dt teal Lary L340 ~
(GupervisdrSignature Required) DEP, ENT: ELKHART POLICE DEPT.
‘SE NUMBER: 2014-1201-028
DATE: December 8, 2014