Hopkinsville police served a local man with a warrant for sexual abuse Thursday.
It alleges that in May of 2020, 32-year old Eric Ballard of Hopkinsville touched private areas of an eight-year old victim underneath her clothes and that he used his cell phone to take a video of her underneath her nightgown.
Ballard is charged with first-degree sexual abuse and possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor.