A Man is Arrested and Charged with Multiple Counts in Child Exploitation Investigation
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A Man is Arrested and Charged with Multiple Counts in Child Exploitation Investigation

Posted on March 30, 2025

A New Market man is arrested following an investigation into child sexual exploitation. 

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says 59 year-old Leslie Byrd was arrested after deputies went to a home on Fielden Store Road Thursday for suspicious activity and found evidence of possible child sex crimes. 

Investigators from the Criminal Investigation Division and Internet Crimes Against Children were called to help in the investigation. 

Byrd is charged with three counts of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and unlawful photography, aggravated sexual battery and unlawful possession of a child-like sex doll.  Byrd is being held on a $500,000 bond.

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