Hardin County teenager charged in child porn case

HARDIN COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A man is in custody after officers say they caught him exchanging and requesting nude photographs from a child online.

Kentucky State Police say officers arrested 19-year-old John Coffey Jr. on Wednesday after they found equipment used to facilitate the crime at a home in Fairdale.

Coffey is charged with two counts of possession of matter portraying sexual performance by a minor and other offenses.