State police have charged a McCracken County man with 23 counts of possession of material portraying sexual performance by a minor.
Kentucky State Police arrested on Thursday Joseph Ashley, 45, as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. KSP began the investigation after discovering Ashley sharing files of child sexual exploitation online.
Ashley is lodged in the McCracken County Regional Jail. Each charge is a Class-D felony punishable by one to five years in prison. The investigation is ongoing.