In law enforcement since 1994, Jim has served as a Detective for the Indiana County District Attorney’s Office since 2016. Prior to his current role, Jim served with the Pennsylvania State Police for 22 years as a patrol member, a patrol supervisor, and as a criminal investigator where he investigated, prosecuted, and testified in court to a multitude of criminal offenses. Jim joined the computer crime unit in 2010, tasked with conducting all undercover investigations into the possession and distribution of child pornography for Pennsylvania State Police. Jim conducts forensic examinations and is a certified forensic computer examiner through the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS). He has been a member of both the state and federal crimes against children task forces and was also sworn as a Special Deputy U. S. Marshal. Prior to his service in law enforcement, Jim served with the Marine Corps.

Prior to retiring from law enforcement in August 2020, Detective Wayne Nichols worked for the Henderson Police Department in Nevada. During his tenure, he worked ICAC related investigations to include proactive enticement cases, P2P investigations, as well as being a forensic examiner. In his last 5 years as a detective, he exclusively investigated robberies and homicides. Since 2013, Wayne Nichols has consulted for Fox Valley Technical College, where he continues to teach other law enforcement investigators how to investigate the online exploitation of children. Wayne Nichols holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in criminal justice.