LOUISVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky State Police announced Monday the arrest of a Louisville native on child pornography charges.
Authorities say 35-year-old Clyde D. Gardner was arrested Sept. 7 after an undercover investigation by KSP’s Electronic Crime Branch as part of an Internet Crimes Against Children probe,
Police executed a search warrant at a Louisville residence and seized electronic equipment. KSP says the investigation is ongoing.
Gardner was charged with five counts of the use of a minor in a sex performance and five counts of distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor.
He was being held in the Jefferson County Detention Center.