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Updated · wnky.com · Jun 30
Kentucky Police Charge 45-Year-Old Hart County Man With 2 Child Exploitation Counts
Updated
Updated · wnky.com · Jun 30

Kentucky Police Charge 45-Year-Old Hart County Man With 2 Child Exploitation Counts

1 articles · Updated · wnky.com · Jun 30

Summary

  • Stephan Wayne Self, 45, was arrested Monday in Horse Cave and booked into the Barren County Detention Center on two counts of distributing matter portraying a minor in a sexual performance under age 12.
  • Kentucky State Police said the charges followed an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation after Self allegedly shared child sexual exploitation images online.
  • A search warrant was executed at a Horse Cave home, and investigators seized equipment they say was used in the alleged crimes for further examination.
  • The KSP Electronic Crime Branch is handling the case, and the investigation remains ongoing.

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