A federal grand jury in Bowling Green returned an indictment Wednesday charging a Greenville man with the possession, receipt, distribution, and production of child pornography.
According to a news release, 29-year old Corey Stephens of Greenville possessed, received, distributed, and produced child pornography. On May 16, a Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent acting in an undercover capacity encountered an individual on the KIK messenger application who posted an image of child pornography to a group.
HSI traced the message to Stephens’s Greenville home, and HSI and Kentucky State Police executed a federal search warrant there on May 20
Stephens is charged with possessing, receiving, distributing, and producing child pornography. If convicted at trial, Stephens faces not less than 15 years and not more than 90 years in prison for the crimes charged. There is no parole in the federal system.