A federal grand jury in eastern Kentucky issued eleven sealed indictments Monday, October 23, 2006 as a result of Operation Harvest Moon. The indictments were a result of collaboration between federal, state and local law enforcement to investigate and prosecute sexual exploitation crimes against children. Federal agencies including the Department of Justice, the FBI, the Postal Inspection Service, the U.S. Marshal Service and the Secret Service worked hand in hand with the Kentucky State Police and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to investigate crimes against children, including child pornography. Several other state arrest warrants aside from the federal indictments have been obtained by the Kentucky State Police.  To read the press release, click here.

The National Law Center thanks the law enforcement and prosecutorial professionals involved with Operation Harvest Moon for their hard work in protecting children in Kentucky.