Former Teacher Enters Guilty Plea In Child Pornography Case

A former high school teacher in Bourbon County pleaded guilty to three charges in a child pornography case n federal court Monday.

Kenneth Shadoan, 31, admitted he possessed child pornography images in his vehicle and at his mother’s residence in Pulaski County between May 2007 and May 2009. Authorities found approximately 225 child pornography photos and 30 videos on CD’s in Shadoan’s truck and in his bedroom at his mother’s residence.

According to court documents, in May 2009 the mother of a 17-year-old high school student contacted Paris Police and stated that her son’s girlfriend discovered that her son sent nude photos of himself to Shadoan from his phone to receive a better math grade.

Shadoan officially pleaded guilty to two counts of possessing one or more maters which contained visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. He also pleaded to a forfeiture count, which will force him to surrender his computer and any associated software
involved in the criminal activity.

Shadoan will be sentenced on February 11. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison.

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