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Gallatin Co. Man Indicted On Coercion Child Pornography Charges

Posted at 8:04 AM, Mar 16, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-16 08:04:26-04

GALLATIN COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Gallatin County man on charges related to child pornography.

Authorities say 25-year-old Tyler Lee Day was charged with three counts of coercing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of child pornography. The alleged offences occurred in January and February 2018, officials say.

Day also faces three counts of receiving child pornography.

The coercion charge carries a minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum of 30 years in prison.

Day was being held in the Carroll County Detention Center.