Adair County man indicted on child sexual exploitation charges

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An Adair County man was indicted on multiple charges including possession of child pornography.

25-year-old Austin Beard of Adair County was indicted by a grand jury last week on 5 counts of possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor under 12 years old and 5 counts involving a child between the ages of 12 and 18.

Beard was also indicted on charges including procuring or promoting use of a minor by electronic means.

Beard was arrested by Kentucky State Police in August following an investigation which revealed he was sharing images of child sexual exploitation online.