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Kentucky Today

A one-time Campbell County district judge has been indicted for a second time on human trafficking charges.

The Kentucky Attorney General’s office, which is prosecuting the case, said 70-year old Timothy Nolan, was indicted Thursday by a Campbell County grand jury on two counts of human trafficking with a person under 18, a felony punishable by 10 to 20 years in prison if convicted; two counts of human trafficking with an adult, a felony with a potential five- to 10-year sentence; and one count of unlawful transaction with a minor, also a felony.

Nolan was originally charged June 6 in a criminal complaint by the Campbell County Police Department for crimes that occurred between 2010 and May 2017. That complaint alleged that Nolan committed human trafficking with a minor by subjecting a child under age 18 to engaging in commercial sexual activity.

On May 4, Nolan was indicted by a Campbell County grand jury on one count of human trafficking with a person under 18; one count of first degree rape, five counts of human trafficking with adults; one count of second degree unlawful transaction with a minor, one count of tampering with a witness, which carries a potential one- to 5-year sentence; one count of third degree unlawful transaction with a minor, and one count of prostitution.

This latest indictment means Nolan has now been indicted on 20 felony counts and 2 misdemeanor counts. It also brings the total count of alleged victims for which Nolan is charged to 17, including five juveniles under age 18 and 12 adults. Nolan remains lodged in the Campbell County Detention Center on a $750,000 full cash bond.

Attorney General Andy Beshear’s Special Prosecution Division is handling the case. The division is responsible for assisting local prosecutors in complex or sensitive cases, as well as handling cases in which local prosecutors recuse themselves.

Nolan had been elected to the Campbell County School Board last November, but he has since resigned that position.