Attorney General Russell Coleman announced that a Magoffin County man entered a guilty plea Friday (11/22) for the possession and distribution of child sex abuse material and a sexual crime against an animal.
According to the press release, the action from the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Unit resulted in a 10-year recommended sentence for 43-year-old Kent Simpkins of Salyersville.
After receiving a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, law enforcement searched Simpkins’ IP address and social media.
They found multiple images of minors involved in sexual acts, numerous animal sex videos, and a video of Simpkins involved in a sexual act with the family’s dog.
This week, he pleaded guilty to seven felony counts and will receive a 10-year sentence, per the press release.
As conditions of the plea, he will be a lifetime registrant on the Kentucky Sex Offender Registry and receive five years of post-incarceration supervision.
The Kentucky State Police Electronic Crimes Branch investigated the case. Assistant Attorney General Lindsey Studebaker prosecuted the case on behalf of the Commonwealth.
Simpkins will be sentenced on March 6, 2025.
Source: WBKO
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