Hopkins County man arrested on child sexual exploitation charges

MADISONVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky State Police say that 40-year-old Glenn Riddle was arrested after allegedly sharing images of children in sexual performances online.

KSP stated in a release that an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation led to the arrest after KSP’s Electronic Crime Branch discovered Riddle sharing the material.

After a search of his home in Madisonville on Aug. 22, equipment used in the crime was seized and taken to KSP’s forensic laboratory, according to authorities.

Riddle is in Hopkins County Detention Center, where he faces several charges, including 11 counts of distribution of matter portraying a minor in a sexual performance under 12 years of age and one count of distribution of matter portraying a minor in a sexual performance.

The investigation remains ongoing.