Boone County man sentenced for accessing child sexual abuse material on the dark web

COVINGTON, Ky. – A Walton, Kentucky man has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for accessing child sexual abuse material with the intent to view it.

According to the United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Kentucky, 35-year-old Kameron Thomas was sentenced on Friday.

According to court documents, in January 2025, Thomas’s roommate, Ronald Knox, distributed a depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct to an undercover law enforcement officer. In May 2025, officials say law enforcement searched their residence, during which Thomas admitted that he accessed child pornography on his smartphone and that he had been doing so regularly for years. Law enforcement seized Thomas’s device, which revealed evidence matching what he had stated.

Knox was previously sentenced to 168 months for the distribution of child pornography and possession of child pornography.

Under federal law, Thomas must serve 85% of his prison sentence. Upon his release from prison, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for 15 years.

The investigation was conducted by the FBI and Campbell County Police Department.