Sunday, April 20, 2008
Carter County Man Accused of Soliciting Minor
On April 17, 2008, Brent Carlton Conley, age 48, of Sandy Hook, Ky., was arrested by the Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Section as the result of a joint investigation with the Knoxville Police Department as part of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Conley was charged with unlawful use of electronic means to induce a minor to engage in sexual activities, possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor and distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor. He was lodged in the Carter County Detention Center under a $150,000 bond. The investigation is continuing.