43-year old man from Plain arrested
information released
On March 31, 2026, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office received a priority cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) indicating that an internet user in Chelan County had been uploading a large volume of files containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
As an affiliate of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, CCSO detectives initiated an investigation. Through investigative efforts, the suspect was
identified as 43-year-old Christopher Milton of Plain, Washington.
Detectives obtained a search warrant for Milton’s residence. On April 2, 2026, the warrant was served with assistance from the East Cascade SWAT Team, the Washington ICAC Task Force, and Homeland Security Investigations. Christopher Milton was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Chelan County Regional Jail on 19 counts of Dealing in Depictions of a Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct and 20 counts of Possession of Depictions of a Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct.
The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office remains committed to protecting the children of our area with the resources provided to us.
