Boyd County man facing child porn charges

CATLETTSBURG, Ky. (WSAZ) - Kentucky State Police arrested a man from Boyd County after finding sexually explicit pictures of children uploaded online.

The KSP Electronic Crime Branch initiated the investigation after finding the pictures and executed a search warrant at a Catlettsburg home on Feb. 23, 2023. Troopers said equipment was seized and taken to a forensic laboratory for further investigation.

KSP charged Ryan Armstrong, 35, of Catlettsburg, with nine counts of possessing matter portraying a minor under the age of 12 in a sexual manner. If convicted Armstrong faces five to ten years in prison. Armstrong is in the Boyd County Detention Center.

Troopers said the investigation is still ongoing.