SALYERSVILLE, Ky. — A former Kentucky State Police captain has been indicted in Magoffin County on charges of rape and sexual abuse.

Anthony Taulbee, 47, of Salyersville, is charged with one count each of first-degree sexual abuse and third-degree rape.

Mountain Top News has not yet obtained a copy of the indictment, but the charge of third-degree rape is typically used for cases of statutory rape or when a person in a position of authority has a sexual relationship with a minor or prisoner.

Taulbee was a former captain at Kentucky State Police Post 9 in Pikeville and later served as commander of Post 6 in Dry Ridge. He has since retired from KSP and later worked as a criminal justice teacher at the Magoffin County Career and Tech Center.

Taulbee pleaded not guilty during his arraignment in Magoffin Circuit Court on Thursday. He is next scheduled to be in court Sept. 18.

Taulbee turned himself in and was booked in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center. He has since been released after posting a $20,000 cash bond.

Mountain Top News will provide updates on the case, once they are available.