KSP Charges Wayne Co. Man With Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses  

Cletius Jones was lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center.

Monticello, Ky. (June 25, 2019) — On June 25, 2019, at approximately 7:33 p.m., the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested Cletius D. Jones, 30, on charges related to prohibited use of an electronic communication system to procure a minor.

 

Jones was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. The KSP Electronic Crime Branch began the investigation after discovering the suspect communicating with an undercover investigator whom he believed to be a 14 year old female online.

 

The investigation resulted in the execution of a search warrant at an apartment in Monticello on June 25, 2019. Equipment used to facilitate the crime was seized and taken to KSP’s forensic laboratory for examination. The investigation is ongoing.

 

Jones is currently charged with one count of prohibited use of an electronic communication system to procure a minor and two counts of distribution of obscene matter to a minor. The prohibited use of an electronic communication system to procure a minor is a Class-D felony punishable by one to five years in prison. The distribution of obscene matter to a minor is a Class-A misdemeanor punishable up to one year in jail. Jones was lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center.

 

 

 

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