Somerset man charged with child sexual exploitation online

SOMERSET, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Somerset man was arrested on Tuesday for distributing and possessing images of children, according to police.

State Police say Brandon R. Hoskins was uploading images online.

Authorities say equipment used to facilitate the crime was seized and taken to KSP’s forensic laboratory for examination.

Hoskins is currently charged with 15 counts of distribution and one count of possession of matter portraying a sex performance by a minor.

He was lodged in the Pulaski County Detention Center.