A 29-year veteran of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested on child pornography charges.
The charges against Ronald Vest, a deputy who works in the sheriff s jail services division, are pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor and pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person, Hamilton County Municipal Court records show.
A news release from the sheriff s office said the investigation of Vest, 51, is ongoing and that anyone with information about the case should contact the sheriff s Regional Electronics & Computer Investigations section at 513-946-8338.
The Regional Electronics & Computer Investigations task force consists of investigators with the sheriff s office and the Cincinnati Police Department who focus on investigating individuals and groups who use the internet to commit crimes against children, the release said.