KENTUCKY STATE POLICE SPECIAL CRIME UNIT CHARGES TWO LAUREL COUNTY MEN IN SEPARATE CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OFFENSES
SAME KSP UNIT ALSO ARRESTS GRAVES COUNTY MAN WITH CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OFFENSES IN THIRD CASE
DECEMBER 25, 2025 – written by WADE QUEEN
ALLEGED CHILD SEX PORNOGRAPHY CREEP NUMBER 1: LLOYD VINCENT RILEY, 31, OF LONDON, KENTUCKY.
Two men from Laurel County, KY. were arrested a week and a half by a state police special crimes unit on online child sex and procurement abuse exploitation charges as well as a young adult male of similar charges in Graves County
The investigation resulted in executing a search warrant at a residence in London on December 18, 2025. Equipment used to facilitate the crime was seized and taken to KSP’s forensic laboratory for examination. The investigation is still ongoing.
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Lloyd Vincent Riley is currently charged with one count of distributing matter portraying a minor under the age of 12 in a sexual performance. This charge is a Class C felony punishable by five (5) to ten (10) years in prison. Lloyd Riley was lodged in the Laurel County Detention, where he is being held on a $25,000 full cash bond. His first court date is scheduled tentatively for Friday, January 16, 2026 at 9:00 A.M., in Laurel County District Court.
This arrest was the second child sex abuse material made by the KSP special electronic unit in 10 days in Laurel County.
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ALLEGED CHILD SEX PORNOGRAPHY CREEP NUMBER 2: William David Sizemore, 20,, OF LONDON, KENTUCKY.
The investigation resulted in an interview on December 8, 2025. Equipment used to facilitate the crime was seized and taken to KSP’s forensic laboratory for examination. The investigation is ongoing.
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William Sizemore is currently charged with one count of procuring or promoting the use of a minor by electronic means. This charge is a Class-B felony punishable by ten (10) to twenty (20) years in prison.
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William Sizemore was lodged in the Laurel County Detention Center, where he is being held on a $100,000 full cash bond. His first court date is scheduled tentatively for Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 9:00 A.M. in Laurel County Circuit Court.
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KENTUCKY STATE POLICE CHARGES GRAVES COUNTY MAN WITH CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OFFENSES
ALLEGED YOUNG CHILD SEX PORNOGRAPHY CREEP: COLE STEVEN FARTHING, 20, OF MAYFIELD, KENTUCKY..
On Thursday, December 11, 2025, at approximately 11:45 A.M., the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Electronic Crime Branch arrested Cole Steven Farthing, 20, of Mayfield, KY., on charges related to child sexual abuse material.
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Cole Steven Farthing was arrested as the result of an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. The KSP Electronic Crime Branch began the investigation after discovering the suspect sharing images of child sexual exploitation online.
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The investigation resulted in a search warrant at a residence in Mayfield on December 11, 2025. Equipment used to facilitate the crime was seized and taken to KSP’s forensic laboratory for examination. The investigation is ongoing.
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Cole Farthing is currently charged with two counts of distribution of matter portraying a minor in a sexual performance under 12 years old (Class-B felonies punishable by ten (10) to twenty (20) years in prison and six counts of procuring or promoting the use of a minor by electronic means (Class-C felonies punishable by five (5) to ten (10) years in prison). In all, if the case goes to and if he were convicted on all eight chagres, he could face from fifty (50) to up to one hundred (100) years in state prison.
Cole Farthing was lodged in the Graves County Detention Center in Mayfield, where he has since posted bond and has been released from the detention center.
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The Kentucky Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force is comprised of more than twenty-six local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. The mission of the ICAC Task Force, created by the United States Department of Justice and administrated by the Kentucky State Police, is to assist state and local law enforcement agencies in developing a response to cyber enticement and child sexual abuse material investigations. This support encompasses forensic and investigative components, training and technical assistance, victim services, prevention and community education. The ICAC program was developed in response to the increasing number of children and teenagers using the internet, the proliferation of child sexual abuse material, and the heightened online activity of predators searching for unsupervised contact with underage victims.
