A former eastern Kentucky prosecutor has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly trading court favors in exchange for a defendant’s nude images.
Federal prosecutors say that Ronnie Goldy Junior was indicted on bribery and wire fraud charges.
The charges allege that Goldy solicited and accepted sexual favors and the explicit images from the criminal defendant.
In return for these favors, the indictment says Goldy allegedly made decisions in cases that benefited the defendant and pressured other officials to do the same.
At the time, Goldy was commonwealth’s attorney for Bath, Menifee, Montgomery and Rowan counties. Goldy was impeached by Kentucky lawmakers earlier this year.
Goldy was convicted unanimously by the state Senate in the commonwealth’s first impeachment trial in 135 years.
Goldy was being held in the Woodford County Detention Center in central Kentucky. His initial court appearance is set for this week.
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