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Man charged following KSP Internet Crimes Against Children sting

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HAROLD, Ky. (FOX 56) – Kentucky State Police have arrested a man in connection to a child sexual abuse materials investigation on Tuesday.

Christopher Jacob Hall, 24, was arrested after an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation found he was sharing sexually explicit images online, KSP said in a news release.

On Tuesday, a search warrant was used to search a residence in Harold, and equipment allegedly used to facilitate the crime was taken to KSP’s forensic laboratory for examination.

In the release, KSP said Hall is currently charged with 20 counts of possessing matter portraying a minor under the age of 12 in a sexual performance and one count of distributing matter portraying a minor under the age of 12 in a sexual performance.

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