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\nAn Elizabethtown man is facing 10 years in prison after accepting a plea deal for multiple counts of distribution of child pornography.<\/p>\n
\nAn Elizabethtown man is facing 10 years in prison after accepting a plea deal for multiple counts of distribution of child pornography.<\/p>\n
David Manion Smith, 39, entered a guilty plea Tuesday in Hardin Circuit Court.<\/p>\n
Smith accepted the commonwealth\u2019s offer to plead guilty to six charges of distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor. The offer includes a concurrent sentence of five years for the first three charges to run consecutively with a concurrent sentence of five years for the second three charges for a total of 10 years to serve in prison.<\/p>\n
The plea came during a scheduled pre-trial conference for Smith. During the hearing, Circuit Judge John Simcoe informed Smith the offer also included a 20% parole eligibility but the eligibility is not guaranteed.<\/p>\n
According to his arrest citation, Smith was arrested August 25, 2022, after an undercover online investigation by the Internet Crimes Against Children, a division of the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n
A search of Smith\u2019s residence by the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch discovered images uploaded by Smith.<\/p>\n
During an interview with Smith, troopers said he admitted to viewing, possessing and distributing child sexual abuse images online.<\/p>\n
Smith was released August 26, 2022, on a $10,000 cash bond from the Hardin County Detention Center.<\/p>\n
A sentencing hearing for Smith is scheduled for 10 a.m. April 9, and Simcoe informed Smith he would also need to complete a sexual offender treatment assessment.
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