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Delbarton man arrested for allegedly storing over 600 child pornography images
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT WILLIAMSON — A Mingo County man was arrested and jailed on child pornography charges. Terry Randall Hinkle, 55, of Delbarton, was apprehended Feb. 21 by the Mingo County Sheriff’s Department and the U.S. Marshals Cuffed Task Force based on a warrant alleging he possessed more than 600 child pornography images in a…
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Ashland man sentenced to 30 years for production of child pornography
CITIZEN STAFF ASHLAND — An Ashland man was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison for production of child pornography. U.S. District Judge David Bunning handed down the sentence to 35-year-old Jonathan Michael Whitt. According to Whitt’s plea agreement, on May 8, 2022, law enforcement discovered sexually explicit photos of Whitt and a minor victim. The subsequent…
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Former Fayette County High School teacher pleads guilty to child porn charges
LEXINGTON – A Lexington man, Kevin Daniel Lentz, 49, pleaded guilty Monday, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Stinnett to the production and possession of child pornography. Lentz admitted in his plea agreement that he began an online conversation with the 9-year-old victim March 19. Within minutes, Lentz sent the victim 85 images or videos of adult…
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Martin County man wanted for human trafficking, organized crime
A Martin County man reported missing in early September is wanted by law enforcement for human trafficking, organized crime and child porn charges. Dustin E. Newsome, 34, of Debord, faces five charges of failure to report victims of human trafficking, a class B felony charge of engaging in organized crime, possession of child pornography and…
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Martin County man sentenced to 60 years for child pornography
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT PIKEVILLE — A Martin County man was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in prison for multiple counts related to producing and distributing child pornography. U.S. District Judge Robert Wier sentenced Donald York, 60, of Beauty, in U.S. District Court in Pikeville. A jury found York guilty in April 2023 on four counts…
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Louisa man arrested on 20 counts of possessing child pornography
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LOUISA — A 33-year-old Lawrence County man, Russell L. Pack, faces 20 counts of possessing child pornography after his arrest Thursday by the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch. The arrest followed an investigation that uncovered Pack’s involvement in uploading sexually explicit images of minors online. The Internet Crimes Against Children Task…
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Federal jury convicts Martin County man of producing, trafficking child pornography
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — A federal jury convicted a Martin County man of six counts of producing and trafficking child pornography. The jury deliberated less than three hours April 12, following a three-day trial in U.S. District Court in Pikeville, and convicted 59-year-old Donald York of Beauty. According to evidence presented in…
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