GUILTY IN - Kegan Anthony Kline, 27, arrested Aug 29, 2020, 30 Counts associated with CSAM

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JudgeJudi said:
You may find this easy to read article helpful in understanding the sentencing more clearly. It explains not only the difference between consecutive and concurrent sentences but also how a judge decides which one to choose, some of which is governed by law.

Concurrent and consecutive criminal sentences
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Thanks, it's always helpful to see examples. This is new to me, I'll make a note.
if the most serious non-violent crime a person is found guilty of is a Level 6 felony, then the sentencing court cannot impose consecutive sentences from a single episode of criminal conduct of more than 4 years in prison.
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For anyone who didn't get to watch the MS episode that talked about how KAK will possibly be charged, here's a bit of info. As a guideline for the judge to consider, the prosecutor grouped the 25 charges according to how closely they were related in time, place or circumstance.

Charges 1,2 and 3 are each considered a single episode:
1. 4/01/2016 = victim 1 child solicitation, victim is not involved in any other charges
2. 4/30/2016 = KIK user 3
3. 5/02/2016 = KIK user 2
Charges 4-7 are grouped together as a single episode
5/14/2016 = KIK user 1
Charges 8 and 9 are grouped together as a single episode
5/17/2016 = KIK user 1

MS did not disclose the prosecutor's thoughts on charges 10-20; these are all possession. However she did group them all by date: 02/25/2017 (except for one that's dated 02/27/2017). MS talked about a case of animal cruelty, where horses were starved to death but others on the property were not. In that case, all charges were considered to be just a single episode. I wonder if that was a hint on how she wanted these to be charged. MOO

The last 5 charges were grouped in the following way:
Charges 21 and 22 were each considered single episodes = Identity deception
07/14/2016 and 05/14/2016
Charges 23, 24, 25 were grouped together as a single episode = Obstruction
02/25/2017, 02/25/2017 and 02/26/2017

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The Delphi Murders: A Preview From The Prosecution on Kegan Kline's Sentencing

Kegan Kline is scheduled to be sentenced on May 18, 2023. The prosecution in the case filed a memorandum in the case to let Judge Timothy Spahr know their views on what sentence Kline should receive. In this episode, we referred to an earlier sentencing we attended-- that was the sentencing...
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So now I just tripped over the identity deception charges. I always thought those were for him creating EA and a_shots. Now I'm looking at something different. We need to see the whole charge.
35-43-5-3.8(a)/F6: Synthetic Identity Deception def. knowingly obtains, possesses, transfers, uses s
 
FrostedGlass said:
So now I just tripped over the identity deception charges. I always thought those were for him creating EA and a_shots. Now I'm looking at something different. We need to see the whole charge.
35-43-5-3.8(a)/F6: Synthetic Identity Deception def. knowingly obtains, possesses, transfers, uses s
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Sec. 3.8. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally obtains, possesses, transfers, or uses the synthetic identifying information:

(1) with intent to harm or defraud another person;
(2) with intent to assume another person's identity;  or
(3) with intent to profess to be another person;
commits synthetic identity deception, a Level 6 felony.

Indiana Code Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure § 35-43-5-3.8 | FindLaw
 
TL4S said:
Sec. 3.8. (a) A person who knowingly or intentionally obtains, possesses, transfers, or uses the synthetic identifying information:

(1) with intent to harm or defraud another person;
(2) with intent to assume another person's identity;  or
(3) with intent to profess to be another person;
commits synthetic identity deception, a Level 6 felony.

Indiana Code Title 35. Criminal Law and Procedure § 35-43-5-3.8 | FindLaw
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What do you make of KIK user 1, KIK user 2 and KIK user 3?

I would have guessed those were "Kegan Kline", EA and a_shots but the dates don't align. The first 9 charges are all from April and May of 2016 which is before a_shots creation.

The ID Deception dated 05/14/2016 and 07/14/2016
EA was active in 2015. AND what about "Adam"?

I wonder if "transfers" would also apply if KAK let someone use his identity? I tried to match up conversations in the interrogation with the charge dates but got bogged down and gave up.
 
FrostedGlass said:
What do you make of KIK user 1, KIK user 2 and KIK user 3?

I would have guessed those were "Kegan Kline", EA and a_shots but the dates don't align. The first 9 charges are all from April and May of 2016 which is before a_shots creation.

The ID Deception dated 05/14/2016 and 07/14/2016
EA was active in 2015. AND what about "Adam"?

I wonder if "transfers" would also apply if KAK let someone use his identity? I tried to match up conversations in the interrogation with the charge dates but got bogged down and gave up.
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Here are a few of my thoughts, fwiw. Sorry it got long...

In regards to the Synthetic Identity charges, according to the formal document linked below, it says (and it says the same for a_shots):

The undersigned says that between May 14, 2016 and February 25, 2017 in Miami County, State of Indiana, Kegan A. Kline did knowingly or intentionally obtain, possess, transfer or use synthetic identifying information with intent to profess to be "Emily Anne" AND/OR "emilyanne45", contrary to the form of the statutes in such cases made and provided by I.C. 35-43-5-3.8(a) and against the peace and dignity of the State of Indiana.

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So I think it is saying that KAK claimed to be these identities, rather than transferring that identity to someone else for use. But I could easily be wrong in that interpretation, for sure.
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If one really wanted to, one could compare all the charges from that same formal document, to the KAK arrest affidavit (linked below). For example, we find on page 10 in the affidavit, the same image number as listed in Count 2 from the formal document. It was emilyanne chatting with KIK Chat User Person 3 (the person with whom KAK was disseminating the CSAM) of unknown age on 4/30/16 on the Apple iPhone 4, KIK Chat-4. It's all redacted, but it can give us an idea of the exchange length and that the image is of Victim 2.

https://www.wishtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Kegan-Anthony-Kline-PC.pdf
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IMO, it appears KAK used his emilyanne persona to disseminate CSAM, as the only dissemination charges are from prior to the creation of a_shots. Then the dates jump to 2/25/17, which are all possession charges, likely because they were on his devices at the time LE confiscated them. JMO. So other than the synthetic identity charge, there are no charges related to a_shots.

Some of the chats were with victims, but I'm kind of thinking that the KIK Chat User Person 1 (and maybe 2, 3) was another adult KAK was sharing CSAM with. If so, then I wonder if any of the KIK Chat User Persons were identified and arrested at some point in the last 6 years. They would likely have dissemination and/or possession charges, as well. The Apple iPhone 4 was where the affidavit mentions the dropbox where these things were exchanged. So clearly, we can see that there were links being shared in dropbox (that wasn't an LE lie), and we know of at least a few Persons that LE probably pursued. If those people went on to further share these links, you can start to see where a larger CSAM investigation was forming.
 
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@TL4S Your thoughts are great. Thanks for sharing. Since the end is near, I was probably reaching in an attempt to tie up loose ends.

So the July 14 date was when he took the a_shots identity but the other date was just when he used the EA identity to commit the crime? Since one was a creation date, I thought both were.

I guess we'll never know if the cops were lying in the interrogation about some of the conversations sounding like a different person. I actually thought that was the truth and he was letting someone use the EA identity. Odd how all the a_shots stuff ended up being a nothing-burger; at least as far as we know.
 
FrostedGlass said:
@TL4S Your thoughts are great. Thanks for sharing. Since the end is near, I was probably reaching in an attempt to tie up loose ends.

So the July 14 date was when he took the a_shots identity but the other date was just when he used the EA identity to commit the crime? Since one was a creation date, I thought both were.

I guess we'll never know if the cops were lying in the interrogation about some of the conversations sounding like a different person. I actually thought that was the truth and he was letting someone use the EA identity. Odd how all the a_shots stuff ended up being a nothing-burger; at least as far as we know.
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The two different people talking stuff is curious, mostly because I think LE genuinely looked at TK in regards to Delphi. JMO. They took his DNA (twice) and his dog's DNA. But I suppose that could have been too exclude him, too.

I find it really strange that KAK has no CSAM charges related to a_shots. LE didn't even make the a_shots release until about a week before KAK's original hearing date (which got pushed back), iirc.
 
For anyone interested, here's a simplified rundown of some of KAK's charges and where to look at the information on the 2020 affidavit:

Count 1 - Solicitation: Page 20 - 22 (affidavit), 4/1/16 - 9/21/16 Kik Chat-135 between EA/Victim 1 (under 14yo)
Count 2 - Dissemination: Page 10, 4/30/16 Kik Chat-4 between EA/Kik User Person 3
Count 3 - Dissemination: Page 19-20, 5/2/16 Kik Chat-104 between EA/Kik User Person 2
Counts 4 - 9 - Dissemination: Page 3-9, 5/14/16 - 5/17/16 Kik Chat-92 between EA/Kik User Person 1
Counts 10 - 20 - Possession: I didn't look each of these up.
Count 21 - Synthetic Identity: 7/14/16 - 2/25/17 - a_shots
Count 22 - Synthetic Identity: 5/14/16 - 2/25/17 - EA or EA45
Counts 23 - 25 - Obstruction of Justice: These are for KAK's 2/25 - 2/27/17 Samsung 5 deletion activities.

Counts 1 - 9 all originate on the Apple iPhone 4 with the user being EA (emily anne).
**Question: Why is the creation date for EA 5/14/16 but EA is already communicating with Victim 1, Person 2, and Person 3 prior to that date??

Charges:
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Affidavit:
https://www.wishtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Kegan-Anthony-Kline-PC.pdf
 
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Kegan Kline headed to prison for using fake social media profile to contact Libby German the day before her murder

Kegan Kline has never been named a suspect in the Delphi murders, but his ex-girlfriend says there's no way he didn't know about the murders.
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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Kegan Kline has never been named as a suspect in the murders of Libby German and Abby Williams.

But News 8’s newsgathering partners at the podcast The Murder Sheet talked to one of Kline’s ex-girlfriends, and she says that there is no way Kline didn’t know about their murders.

News 8 exclusive video showed Kline being taken out of the courtroom on March 30. This was the first time we saw him in person since his arrest. Earlier that day, he told a judge he was guilty of all 25 child-*advertiser censored*-related charges against him.

Kline admitted using the “anthony_shots” social media profile to get nearly 100 sexually explicit photos and videos from underage girls.

Prosecutors want Kline to get as much time in prison as possible by serving consecutive sentences, arguing in a court filing last week that his “crimes do not consist of a single episode of criminal conduct, but instead constitute several crimes of violence.”

More at link
 
"The Murder Sheet talked to one of Kline’s ex-girlfriends, and she says that there is no way Kline didn’t know about their murders."
Well, that's some welcomed hearsay that can be added to the interrogation being called statements and evidence being revealed by LE.
 
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/c...case/531-9bd8a518-f2f3-4267-ad3a-5309eb410058

His sentencing is set for 9 a.m. at the Miami County Circuit Court in Peru, Indiana.
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The prosecutor said there is no plea agreement being offered, but Kline and his attorney indicated he was ready to plead guilty to the charges. The sentencing will be left up to the judge.
In his change of plea, Kline told the judge he thinks he is bipolar and schizophrenic, but he was able to make the clear decision to plead guilty. The judge walked Kline through each charge to make sure he understood what he was pleading guilty to.
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On May 9, Miami County Circuit Court Judge Timothy Spahr denied WTHR's request to have cameras in the courtroom for Kline's sentencing hearing.
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Just as the Indiana SC ruled cameras are allowed in the courtrooms, not here.
Link to court cameras live in Indiana
I don't know why my link to the article about the hearing this morning isn't showing?
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/c...case/531-9bd8a518-f2f3-4267-ad3a-5309eb410058
 
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