KNOTT COUNTY, KENTUCKY MAN ARRESTED LAST WEEK BY KENTUCKY STATE POLICE AFTER BEING CHARGED ON MULTIPLE CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OFFENSES, NOW SEES HIS CRIMINAL CASE IN DEEPER LEGAL WOES AFTER HE GETS INDICTED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY
OCTOBER 26, 2026 – written by WADE QUEEN
CHILD PORN PERVERT GOES FROM STATE CHARGES TO FEDERAL CHARGES: JARED ONEIL SALMONS, 46, OF LEBURN, KENTUCKY.
A Knott County, Kentucky man who was arrested earlier this month by state police on numerous child pornography charges, is now in even deeper criminal after he was indicted late last week on federal charges related to his original state charges case.
The orginal case arrest happened on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at approximately 3:14 P.M., the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Electronic Crime Branch located and arrested Jared Oneil Salmons, 46, of Leburn, KY., on charges related to a child sexual abuse material investigation.
Jared Salmons was located, interviewed and arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigation. The KSP Electronic Crime Branch began the investigation after discovering the suspect uploading sexually explicit images of juveniles to one of his social media accounts.
The investigation resulted in executing a search warrant at a residence in Leburn, KY., on October 13, 2026. Equipment used to facilitate the crime was seized and taken to KSP’s forensic laboratory for examination. The investigation is still ongoing.
Jared Salmons is currently charged with 17 counts of distributing matter portraying a minor under the age of 12 in a sexual performance. Distributing matter portraying a minor under the age of 12 in a sexual performance is a Class-C felony and is punishable by 5-10 years in prison on each of the charges. Jared Salmons was lodged in the Kentucky River Regional Jail in Hazard in Perry County, KY.
Unfortunately, Jared Salmons has found himself in even worse legal troubles as he has now seen his case has been moved up to federal court, after he was indicted by a federal grand jury.
Jared Salmons was indicted by a U.S. District Court federal grand jury in London, KY., in Laurel County on four counts of producing obscenity, four counts of receiving child pornography, and one count of possessing child pornography.
If convicted, Jared Salmons could face up to 20 years in prison per each count, $500,000 in fines, ten years of probation, and restitution of up to $3,000 per victim.
A lot of eyebrows were raised shortly after the arrest of Jared Salmons, when according to a report by the Baptist Press, Jared Salmons was a pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church in Cornettsville in Perry County, KY.
