Prosecutor: NKY man sentenced to prison on child pornography, bestiality charges – WLWT

A northern Kentucky man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on child pornography and bestiality charges, according to Kenton County Commonwealth Attorney’s office.Bennett Couch, 27, was sentenced in court Monday after pleading guilty earlier this year to three counts of distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, three counts of possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor and one count of sexual crimes against an animal.The investigation began in July 2021 when Detective Brian Jones with the Kenton County Police Department received a cyber tip report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children which said three images of child sexual abuse material were uploaded by a specific Tumblr account. Jones identified the account as belonging to Couch. Jones obtained the contents of the reported Tumblr account and confirmed the three images reported by NCMEC had been “reblogged” by Couch on Tumblr. Jones also determined Couch shared additional images with disturbing captions and images.The investigation also discovered images with content or captions depicting bestiality. The investigation led Jones to search Couch’s SnapChat account, which revealed photos and videos of Couch engaging in a sexual act with an animal. Jones identified the
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