Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill's Office reports that a NCMEC Cybertip submitted by a private
citizen reported that an adult female produced and distributed images/videos of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) involving a toddler in St. Tammany Parish and that those images were distributed to an adult male in Mississippi.
Agents identified the reported female as 47-year-old Lacy Marie Amedio of Slidell, as well as the child(ren) involved. Further investigation determined that Amedio committed sex acts upon at least one child as well as produced CSAM involving this child and at least one other. Amedio then electronically distributed the CSAM content to another party, identified as 36-year-old Corey Dewayne Monk of Walnut Grove, Mississippi.
Amedio was arrested on October 23, 2026 for the following charges:
- 14:81.1 (Possession) of Child Sexual Abuse Material under the Age of Thirteen (Felony); 3 counts
- 14:81.1-- (Production of) Child Sexual Abuse Material under the Age of Thirteen-- (Felony); 6 counts
- 14:81--Indecent Behavior with Juveniles-- (Felony); 6 counts
- 14:42-- First Degree Rape (under the Age of Thirteen)-- (Felony); 2 counts
- 14:43.1-- Sexual Battery (under the Age of Thirteen)-- (Felony); 4 counts
Monk was arrested by Mississippi law enforcement at his residence, pursuant to a Louisiana arrest warrant, on October 26, 2026 for the following charges:
- LA R.S. 14:24-- Principals (to 14:81.1 Child Sexual Abuse Material under the Age of Thirteen-(1) count
- LA R.S. 14:24-- Principals (to 14:42 First Degree Rape-under the Age of Thirteen-(1) count
This arrest was the result of a joint investigation involving the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, Slidell Police Department, Mississippi Attorney General’s Office, and Scott County (MS) Sheriff’s Office
Amedio was issued a bond of $2,000,000, while Monk’s bond information is currently unknown. The investigation remains ongoing.
***All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty***
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