{Harlan, Kentucky}...Clarence P. Curtis of Evarts was convicted Wednesday in Harlan Circuit Court after being indicted on 13 counts of possession of child pornography and two counts of distribution of child pornography. Katheryn Reed, a 14-year veteran of the Attorney General’s Office, testified investigations uncovered child pornography materials on Curtis's computer and tracked him down through use of his IP address. Curtis was using the file sharing program Limewire to facilitate downloading and distributing the material. After a short deliberation, the jury returned guilty verdicts on all 15 counts, recommending one year in prison for each count, to run consecutively. Curtis remains in custody pending sentencing, which is set for July 19th.Thursday, May 10, 2012
Jury Convicts Man On Child Porn Charges
{Harlan, Kentucky}...Clarence P. Curtis of Evarts was convicted Wednesday in Harlan Circuit Court after being indicted on 13 counts of possession of child pornography and two counts of distribution of child pornography. Katheryn Reed, a 14-year veteran of the Attorney General’s Office, testified investigations uncovered child pornography materials on Curtis's computer and tracked him down through use of his IP address. Curtis was using the file sharing program Limewire to facilitate downloading and distributing the material. After a short deliberation, the jury returned guilty verdicts on all 15 counts, recommending one year in prison for each count, to run consecutively. Curtis remains in custody pending sentencing, which is set for July 19th.