Middle school teacher faces child porn charges

PROVIDENCE, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky State Police say they have arrested a middle school teacher on child pornography charges.

Police said in a statement that several photos depicting a minor in a sexual performance were found on a cellphone belonging to 48-year-old Lucia C. Jenkins of Providence, who is a teacher at Webster County Middle School. Police say Jenkins was arrested Monday and taken to jail.

She faces four counts of possessing or viewing matter portraying a sexual performance of a minor.

Online jail records don’t indicate whether she has an attorney.