Louisa Man Formally Charged with Sex Crimes of Children and Animals
By Roberta Cantrell
BSN Editor
A Louisa man who has been accused of multiple sex crimes against children and an animal was been formally charged by the Lawrence County Grand Jury on Thursday, Oct. 8.
Christopher Alan Price, 27, was arrested on March 12, of this year as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation.
The KSP Electronic Crime Branch began the investigation after discovering the suspect distributing sexually explicit images of juveniles online.
A search warrant of his residence yielded equipment used to facilitate the crime that was seized and taken to KSP’s forensic lab for examination.
According to the indictment Price committed the offense of sodomy in the 1st degree by unlawfully engaging in deviate sexual intercourse with another person, a minor under the age of 12.
He is charged with promoting sexual performance by a minor of two victims less than 16 years old when he unlawfully produced, directed or promoted 25 performances which included sexual conduct by a minor.
Price is also charged with the distribution of matter portraying sexual performances by minors in which the victims were less than 12 years old.
He was also accused of being in possession of 20 items depicting sexual performances by minors less than 12 years of age.
There were 9 instances where Price allegedly unlawfully engaged in sexual contact with an animal according to the indictment.
His charges are specifically sodomy 1st degree victim less than 12 years of age a Class A felony, promoting sexual performance by a minor victim less than 16 years of age 25 counts a Class B felony. Distribution of matter portraying sexual performance by a minor under the age of 12 8 counts a Class B felony, Possession of matter portraying sexual performance by a minor less than 12 years of age 20 counts a Class C felony and sexual crimes against animals 9 counts a Class D felony.
See more LC indictments in this issue of the Big Sandy News.