Man pleads guilty to charges of child sexual exploitation, animal cruelty [Video]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Magoffin County man has plead guilty to seven felony counts of the sexual exploitation of children and animal cruelty, Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced in a press release on Friday.

43-year-old Kent Simpkins plead guilty to the possession and distribution of child sex abuse materials and a sexual crime against an animal, and will recieve a 10-year sentence in March 2025.

According to the release, Simpkins’ IP address and social media was searched following a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

“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,” the release said.

He is charged with:

• One count Distribution of Matter Portraying a Sexual Performance under 12
• Three counts of Possession of Matter Portraying a Sexual Performance by a Minor under 12
• Two …