Marvin Duane Monk, Child Pornography, Kentucky 2013
A Louisville man has pleaded guilty to violating federal child exploitation laws, announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.
Marvin Duane Monk, age 46, entered the guilty pleas before Senior U. S. District Judge Charles R. Simpson, III, in federal court in Louisville, on September 27, 2013.
Monk pleaded guilty to a two-count Indictment returned by a federal grand jury on October 2, 2012. Monk was previously charged in a September 6, 2012, Criminal Complaint.
According to court records, on August 19, 2012, Monk's spouse discovered that he had been engaging in sexual activities with her minor daughter in their Louisville residence.
Monk left the residence in Louisville, and moved to a hotel in Clark County, Indiana. Shortly thereafter, he took the minor from Louisville to Indiana with him. Not knowing where her daughter was, the mother contacted the Louisville Metro Police Department and filed a missing person report.
She also filed for, and received, an Emergency Protection Order (EPO) against Monk in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The EPO included an order that Monk have no contact with either his wife or the minor stepdaughter.
Sentencing in the matter is scheduled before Judge Simpson on January 14, 2014, at 2:00 p.m.
Key Facts
- State: Kentucky
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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