Elizabethtown man arrested on child pornography charges

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ)- An internet crimes investigation leads to the arrest of Elizabethtown man for child porn.

Troopers say it was Thursday when the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch, along with troopers from Elizabethtown arrested 45-year-old Marcos A. Maiken on charges related to possession and distribution of matter portraying a sex performance by a minor.

Troopers say Maiken’s arrests was the product of an undercover investigation which found Maiken was sharing images of child sexual exploitation online.

Maiken is currently charged with 20 counts of possession and eight counts of distribution of matter portraying a sex performance by a minor. Each charge is a Class-D felony punishable by one to five years in prison.

Maiken was lodged at Louisville Metro Department of Corrections.