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Man lets police search computer, faces 44 sex charges

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Brandon Ortiz
on August 27, 2008
in Courts, Fayette County and Lexington police
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By Brandon Ortiz
bortiz@herald-leader.com

A Fayette County grand jury has indicted a Lexington man on 44 charges of sodomy and child pornography.

David M. Allen has been indicted on 44 charges of sodomy and child pornography.

David M. Allen has been indicted on 44 charges of sodomy and child pornography.

David M. Allen, 36, is charged with six counts of sodomizing a child under the age of 12, 31 counts of using a minor in a sexual performance (either illicitly filming or photographing a minor), six counts of first-degree sex abuse and one count of possessing matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor.

The indictment was made public Wednesday.

Allen, who works for an electrical contractor in Lexington, is being held in the Fayette County Detention Center on $405,000 bond. He will be arraigned Thursday in Fayette Circuit Court.

According to the indictment, Allen sodomized a child on six occasions from March to May 2008. The accusations that he filmed or photographed minors date back to December 2006.

Fayette Commonwealth’s Attorney Ray Larson declined to comment on the case because it is still pending. Court records did not indicate how he knew the children.

According to a police report, Allen agreed in June to allow police to search his computer. Police said they found images that were suspected to be child pornography.

“The subject stated he had more child pornography on other media,” the police report states.

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Ex-aide in Isaac’s office pleads guilty to misconduct

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H-L Justice Team
on August 22, 2008
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By Jim Warren
jwarren@herald-leader.com

A onetime senior aide to former Lexington Mayor Teresa Isaac pleaded guilty in Fayette Circuit Court Friday to a charge of official misconduct in the first degree.

Becky Estep is scheduled for sentencing before Fayette Circuit Judge Thomas Clark on Oct. 13.

Meanwhile, a case is still pending against Debbie Jones, who was an administrative assistant in Isaac’s administration. Jones has another court appearance on Sept. 5.

Jones and Estep were indicted by a Fayette County Grand Jury last March on one count each of theft by unlawful taking over $300, a Class D felony.

According to court documents filed last March, Estep used money belonging to the Lexington Festival Committee to buy clothes, popcorn and lunches worth more than $300. Jones allegedly used money from the same source to pay for a trip to Gatlinburg, Tenn., as well as gift cards and lunches totalling more than $300.

The charge to which Estep pleaded guilty, official misconduct in the first degree, is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to 12 months in jail or a fine of up to $500 or both.

Commonwealth’s Attorney Ray Larson’s office is recommending that Estep serve 180 days in jail and make restitution for what she took. The amount of restitution is still being calculated.

Under Kentucky law, public servants are guilty of official misconduct in the first degree if they knowingly commit acts related to their office that constitute an unauthorized exercise of official function ”with intent to obtain or confer a benefit, or to injure another person or deprive another person of a benefit …“
Reach Jim Warren at 1-800-950-6397 Ext. 3255 or 859-231-3255

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