Whitley County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Exploitation Charges

Kentucky State Police report the arrest of 24-year-old Tanner Isaiah Caine Petrey, related to a child sexual abuse material investigation. The KSP Electronic Crime Branch interviewed Petrey in relation to a complaint that he was sharing sexually explicit images of minors to an online social media account. He is currently charged with 20 counts of distributing matter portraying a minor over 12 but under 18 in a sexual performance. The charge is punishable with one to five years in prison. Petrey was lodged the Whitley County Detention Center.