FRANKLIN COUNTY MAN BOUND OVER TO CALDWELL COUNTY GRAND JURY
THE CASE OF A FRANKLIN, KENTUCKY MAN ARRESTED AS THE RESULT OF A 15-MONTH INVESTIGATION BY PRINCETON POLICE HAS NOW BEEN BOUND OVER TO THE NEXT SESSION OF THE CALDWELL COUNTY GRAND JURY. FOLLOWING A PRELIMINARY HEARING MONDAY, PROBABLE CAUSE WAS FOUND AND THE CASE AGAINST JOHN WARD WAS TURNED OVER FOR GRAND JURY CONSIDERATION. WARD IS CHARGED WITH FOUR COUNTS OF DISTRIBUTION OF OBSCENE MATERIAL TO MINORS, USING A MINOR TO DISTRIBUTE OBSCENE MATERIAL, AND TEN COUNTS OF PROHIBITED USE OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS TO PROCURE A MINOR FOR SEXUAL PURPOSES.
WARD WAS ARRESTED BACK ON FEBRUARY 25TH BY POLICE IN LAWRENCEBURG AFTER THE INVESTIGATION, IN WHICH OFFICERS FROM THE PRINCETON POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD ENTER CHAT ROOMS PRETENDING TO BE A 15-YEAR OLD FEMALE, AND WERE PROPOSITIONED FOR SEX.
IF INDICTED BY THE GRAND JURY, WARD WOULD THEN FACE THE CHARGES IN CALDWELL CIRCUIT COURT.
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