Lexington man charged in undercover child porn investigation

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Lexington police have arrested and charged a man after an undercover investigation linked him with child porn files.

Ryan Diaz, 27, of Lexington has been charged with one count of distribution of matter portraying sexual performance by a minor.

Police say an undercover web investigation found the files in question on [mappress mapid=”16″]an account linked with an apartment on Warwick Drive, which was then linked to Diaz.

After obtaining a warrant Tuesday, police made the arrest.

Investigators say a total of five child sexual exploitation files were received from the IP address associated with the residence on Warwick Drive.

Diaz’s arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday.