Morehead Man Sentenced 151 Months for Receipt of Child Pornography

COVINGTON, KY—A Menifee county psychologist received a 151 month prison sentence in what U.S. District Court Judge David L. Bunning called the most bizarre and disturbing child pornography case he’s ever presided over.

Chad B. Stafford, 36, of Morehead, Ky. was sentenced for receipt of child pornography and assessed a lifetime of supervised release that will limit his computer use and interaction with children.

Judge Bunning cited in court several disturbing elements of the case. He made reference to a nude Barbie doll, submerged in water with its legs, arms and neck tied that was found in Stafford’s Ashland hotel room in 2006. In addition, Bunning noted that Stafford downloaded photographs of nude manikins, the majority of which were children, at his work.

Finally, Bunning pointed out that Stafford photographed children from inside his residence and at local track meets without the knowledge of the children.

Stafford admitted that in 2007, he knowingly downloaded at least six hundred images of child pornography using limewire, a peer to peer file sharing program. Stafford further acknowledged that some of the images included children as young as four years old.

The court also revealed that Stafford counseled children in grades first through twelfth.

James A. Zerhusen, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Timothy Cox, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Rodney Coffey, Menifee County Sheriff’s Department, Rodney C. Brewer, Commissioner of Kentucky State Police, the Rowan County Attorney’s Office and Chief Mike Adams of the Morehead Police Department jointly made the announcement today after the sentencing.

The investigation preceding the indictment was conducted by the FBI, Kentucky State Police and the Morehead Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant Uinited States Attorney Hydee Hawkins.

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