A Kentucky Baptist pastor faces 17 felony counts after state police alleged he uploaded sexually explicit images of minors to a social media account. According to a broadcaster, citing an arrest citation, he told investigators he had created AI-generated images.
Jared Oneil Salmons, 46, was arrested at his home in Leburn on 13 October following an undercover Internet Crimes Against Children investigation, Kentucky State Police said. Each count of distributing matter portraying a minor under the age of 12 in a sexual performance is a Class C felony punishable by five to 10 years in prison.
