Convicted sex offender arrested in Pike County school pickup line

PIKE COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ)- In Pike County, a convicted sex offender was found in a school pickup line, which is against the law.

Dispatchers say 74-year-old Richard Bartley was in the parent pickup line Monday afternoon.

Court records show he was convicted of sexually abusing and raping three children.

Bartley was reportedly waiting to pick up a student, but sheriff’s deputies don’t think anything bad happened, but he was still charged for violating the restrictions on where convicted sex offenders can go.