Michael Ward, 45, of Westlake is charged with 10 counts of 1st-degree rape, 40 counts of indecent behavior and 2 counts of pornography involving a juvenile.
24-year-old Matthew D. Hamilton of Lake Charles is behind bars after his arrest for the possession of pornographic images of children on his cell phone.
The following is a statement from the Louisiana State Police:
This afternoon, investigators with the Lake Charles field office of the Louisiana State Police Bureau of Investigations, the Lake Charles City Police, and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations conducted a search warrant at the residence of 35-year-old Benjamin Wild of Lake Charles. The warrant was the result of an Operation Child Watch