Agents with Attorney General Liz Murrill's Louisiana Bureau of Investigation arrested a 22-year-old from Kaplan for Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Materials Under the Age of 13.

Hunter Wayne Bingham, of N. Boudreaux Avenue in Kaplan, was arrested on May 12, 2026, for:

• 5 Counts of 14:81.1 E(5)(a)-- child sexual abuse material under the age of thirteen (distribution) -- (Felony)

LBI agents initially got a National Center for Missing and Exploited Children tip which jumpstarted our investigation.

This arrest was a result of a joint investigation with The Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Hunter Bingham was booked into the Vermilion Parish Jail. 

His bond has been set at $50,000.

The investigation continues.

*All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.