Judge denies early release for ex-Louisville cop serving prison time in sex abuse case Billy Kobin, Louisville Courier Journal © Marty Pearl/Special to Courier Journal Kenneth Betts was sentenced at the Jefferson County Circuit Court on Monday morning for his role in the LMPD Explorer Scout scandal. 7/8/19
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Former Louisville Metro Police officer Kenneth Betts, serving a 16-year sentence for his actions in the Explorer Scout program sex abuse case, requested a compassionate release from federal prison over COVID-19 fears, but a judge denied the motion this week.
Betts, now 36, was sentenced in 2019 on federal child pornography and enticement charges related to him luring teens from across Kentucky into having sex with him.
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