PAINTSVILLE, Ky. — A former Kentucky State Police captain who was charged with rape and sex abuse in Magoffin County earlier this year has now been indicted in a second case in Johnson County.
Anthony Taulbee, 48, of Salyersville, is now charged with two counts of third-degree rape and one count of third-degree sodomy in the new case.
Officials close to the case have said it arose out of electronic evidence in the Magoffin County case. The new indictment alleges Taulbee had sexual contact with a 17-year-old on May 21 and 22, 2018.
The charges in Magoffin County involve allegations that Taulbee had sexual contact with a person younger than 18 back in 2018.
All of the charges Taulbee faces in both counties are Class D felonies, punishable by 1-to-5 years in prison.
Taulbee is a retired state trooper who was a former captain at Kentucky State Police Post 9 in Pikeville and later served as commander of Post 6 in Dry Ridge. Following his retirement, he worked as a criminal justice teacher at the Magoffin County Career and Tech Center. He has been suspended from that position without pay since February of 2022.
Taulbee was arrested on the new indictment Friday and later released on his own recognizance. He remains subject to a $20,000 bond in the Magoffin County case.
He is scheduled to appear in Johnson Circuit Court on Dec. 8 for arraignment on the new charges.
