Former SRO charged with child seduction signs plea agreement

The former Bloomington High School North school resource officer charged with a felony count of child seduction signed a plea agreement on June 4, pleading guilty to the felony with his other charges to be dismissed at sentencing.

Jayson Tatlock, 46, was arrested last year on one felony count of child seduction in which a child care worker engaged in fondling or touching with a child aged 16 or 17. He was facing a misdemeanor charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a misdemeanor battery charge and misdemeanor charge of furnishing alcohol to a minor.

According to the plea agreement, Tatlock, a Spencer resident, will plead guilty to the child seduction charge and his other charges will be dismissed. His sentence also cannot exceed two years.

"The parties remain free to present evidence and argument regarding the appropriate sentence," the plea agreement says. "The Court is not bound by any sentencing recommendation other than the cap set forth herein."

The agreement also says that the no contact order in place to protect the victim will remain in effect throughout the sentence. Tatlock is required to register as a sex offender and must pay a $100 child abuse prevention fee.

Tatlock also previously served as an Owen County sheriff's deputy, a Seymour Police Department officer and an investigator for a public defender's office. He was first investigated in June 2024 after an Indiana Conservation Officer received a report of alleged sexual misconduct during a fishing trip to Cataract Falls that Tatlock took with a juvenile female.

Tatlock allegedly admitted to getting the victim gifts, touching her during the lake trip and emailing with her.

The Monroe County Community School Corporation shared a message with families and employees on June 24, 2025 describing the incident and saying it immediately placed the resource officer on administrative leave and launched an investigation upon receiving a report of an alleged assault from the victim's guardian.

Tatlock was previously set to go to trial on June 16 at the Owen County Courthouse, but now is scheduled for a change of plea hearing at 8:15 a.m. on July 7.