An Oklahoma man who worked as an assistant district attorney for Payne County and Logan County was arrested Monday for allegedly possessing child pornography.
Kevin Etherington, 53, was charged with one count of aggravated possession of child pornography and one count of violation of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI).
OSBI ARRESTS ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES https://t.co/wWumPidj54
— OSBI (@OSBI_OK) November 29, 2022
On September 1, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children gave 14 cyber tips to the OSBI Internet Crimes Against Children Division (ICAC), which ended up being linked to a single suspect, later identified as Etherington, the OSBI said in a statement.
OSBI ICAC agents conducted a search warrant at Etherington’s home on Monday, where he was later arrested…