Tag: Eastern District of Kentucky
Henry Ritscher, Child Sex Abuse Material Production, Kentucky 2025
⏱ 2 min read A depraved Ohio man has been locked away for a quarter century after secretly filming a minor in her own bathroom. Henry Ritscher, 44, produced the child sex abuse material on September 6, 2025, in Johnson County, Kentucky. The victim discovered the video, which showed her showering and changing, on one…
Terence Lorenzo Clemons, Child Pornography Production, Kentucky 2024
⏱ 2 min read A Lexington man used his position as a 4-H County Extension Agent to prey on a minor victim, producing and distributing child pornography via text messaging and social media platforms. Clemons, 52, began a romantic relationship with the victim in April 2024, exploiting his position to gain access and manipulate the…
Randall Kipling, Methamphetamine Trafficking, Kentucky 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 250-gram methamphetamine haul found in a Boone County house was just the tip of the iceberg for Randall Kipling, a 63-year-old Crittenden man. Law enforcement responded to an overdose at Kipling’s residence on February 23, 2023, and what they found was a stash of over 250 grams of methamphetamine, along…
Robert Johnson, Assault, Texas 2020
⏱ 3 min read In a brazen display of corruption, a former USP Big Sandy Lieutenant is caught falsifying records to cover up the brutal beating of an inmate. Michael Childers, 47, of Harold, Ky., was sentenced to 17 months for his role in the assault. On April 13, 2021, an inmate requested protective custody…
