A Russell County man has been arrested and charged with allegedly seeking sex with a minor.
According to KY Attorney General Andy Beshear’s office, 30-year-old Michael John Davidson of Russell Springs, KY traveled from Russell County to Frankfort last Friday, February 22, 2019 attempting to meet a minor for sex as part of the AG’s cyber unit’s undercover operation. During the cyber investigation, Davidson sent sexual images of himself over the internet and discussed meeting the “minor” to perform sex acts.
Davidson was immediately arrested by AG cyber investigators with the assistance of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Secret Service. He was charged with one count of the prohibited use of an electronic communication system to procure a minor for sex and a related drug charge.
Davidson is currently lodged in the Franklin County Detention Center on a $25,000 cash bond.
Beshear’s Cyber Crimes Unit focuses on arresting predators who seek to harm children in Kentucky communities and on the internet. According to the AG’s office, over the past three years, the number of arrests, indictments and convictions by Beshear’s cyber investigators has reached historic levels, totaling more than 150.
