A Letcher County man was arrested this week on numerous child pornography charges.
According to court documents, 23-year-old Dalton Matthew Bates, of Neon, was arrested Wednesday at his residence at Wright Trailer Court near Neon Junction. According to court documents, an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children Investigation by Kentucky State Police discovered that Bates was using social media to message others about sharing material of child sexual exploitation.
Court documents said investigators found numerous images and videos portraying minors in sexual performances on Bates’ social media account.
Bates was charged with 20 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography. He was lodged in the Letcher County Jail and was ordered held on a $100,000 cash bond. He’s due back in court Feb. 19.