Kentucky man who recorded his own sexual abuse of an infant gets prison time; here’s what we know

Published 9:51 am Wednesday, March 20, 2024

A Kentucky man who recorded video of himself sexually abusing an infant will spend the next two decades in federal prison, officials sai.

U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky and Special Agent in Charge Michael E. Stansbury of the FBI Louisville Field Office made the announcement.

Clint Culverhouse, 34, of Paducah, Kentucky, formerly of Franklin, Kentucky, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for producing and possessing child pornography.

According to court documents, Culverhouse recorded himself sexually abusing an infant and possessed many additional images and videos of child sexual abuse material.

There is no parole in the federal system.

This case was investigated by the FBI Paducah Satellite Office with assistance from the Bourbon County Detention Center, and the Kentucky State Police.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Leigh Ann Dycus, of the U.S. Attorney’s Paducah Branch Office, prosecuted the case.