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Bullitt County man arrested after online child sexual exploitation investigation

todayJune 21, 2024

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An online law enforcement operation has landed a Bullitt County man in jail.

23-year-old Blake Nathaniel Hoots of Mount Washington was charged with seven counts of Distribution of Matter Portraying a Sexual Performance by a Minor Under 12 Years Old, a Class C felony, following his arrest Tuesday.

According to the Kentucky State Police, Hoots was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation. The KSP says the KSP’s Electronic Crime Branch began investigating after the suspect was found to have shared images of child sexual exploitation.

On June 18, officers with the KSP interviewed Hoots. Equipment used to allegedly facilitate the crime was seized and taken to a KSP forensic laboratory for examination. Hoots was lodged in the Bullitt County Detention Center. The investigation is ongoing.

The Kentucky Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force consists of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies that assist state and local law enforcement in developing a response to cyber enticement and child sexual abuse material investigations. More than 26 agencies across the commonwealth contribute to the task force.

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