{"id":25292,"date":"2019-08-04T03:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-04T07:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=25292"},"modified":"2019-08-03T19:04:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-03T23:04:31","slug":"louisville-man-charged-with-sexual-abuse-of-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2019\/08\/04\/louisville-man-charged-with-sexual-abuse-of-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisville Man Charged With Sexual Abuse Of Child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25293\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2019\/08\/04\/louisville-man-charged-with-sexual-abuse-of-child\/kenneth-mathis\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Kenneth-Mathis.jpg?fit=1200%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Kenneth-Mathis.jpg?resize=768%2C384&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Kenneth-Mathis.jpg?resize=1024%2C512&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Kenneth-Mathis.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nA 41-year-old Louisville man is facing several charges after police say he sexually abused a pre-teen boy.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to an arrest slip, Kenneth Mathis on several occasions inappropriately touched a 12-year-old boy at his home, while Mathis was supposed to be babysitting the child.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities say Mathis also offered the child money for illegal acts, and showed him explicit videos.<\/p>\n<p>The child reportedly told his parents, who confronted Mathis and he admitted to the acts via text messages and phone calls.<\/p>\n<p>He is charged with first degree sexual abuse, distribution of obscene matter to minors and distribution of portrayed sexual performance by a minor.<br \/>\nSource: WAVE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 41-year-old Louisville man is facing several charges after police say he sexually abused a pre-teen 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