Crime · Harrison County
Pass Christian Man Faces Federal Child Pornography Indictments in Mississippi and Massachusetts
Jesse James Ladner, 26, of Pass Christian, Mississippi, faces a 20-count federal indictment in the Southern District of Mississippi for allegedly producing, distributing, and possessing images and videos of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct in Harrison County between December 2019 and June 2026. A Boston grand jury separately indicted him on one count of knowingly advertising child pornography. DHS Homeland Security Investigations agents have identified some alleged victims in Mississippi and are soliciting tips to identify additional potential victims via a tip line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE. According to an HSI investigator, Ladner previously volunteered to read books to children at his mother's now-closed daycare, A Place to Grow. He is jailed without bond pending trial later this year in both states.