Bardstown man arrested by KSP on child pornography charges

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STAFF REPORT

JOSEPH BRADLEY SMITH

Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, 5 p.m. — Kentucky State Police troopers and investigators from the KSP’s Electronic Crimes Branch arrested a Nelson County man Tuesday on child pornography charges.

Joseph Bradley Smith, 53, of Bardstown was arrested on 20 counts of possession or viewing matter portraying a minor in a sexual performance and lodged in the Nelson County Jail.

The charge is a Class D felony punishable by one to five years in prison.

The investigation is still ongoing by KSP Detective Tony Hardin. Anyone with additional information regarding this case should call KSP Post 4 in Elizabethtown, (270) 766-5078.

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