Jessamine County man charged with having child pornography

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ)- Kentucky State Police’s Electronic Crime Branch says it arrested 52-year-old William K. Robinette Thursday around 9 p.m. for possession of child pornography.

The Branch says they were able to arrest Robinette based on an undercover investigation that started after KSP found him sharing child pornography online.

Troopers executed a search warrant at Robinette’s Nicholasville home Thursday. They say they took equipment used in committing the crime to KSP’s forensic labratory for examination.

Robinette could face twenty years in prison.