DAYTON — Kevin Kovacs, the former longtime Beavercreek police officer arrested in April on child pornography charges, now has been indicted by a federal grand jury.
Kovacs was arrested in April by criminal complaint and charged with producing, distributing, receiving, transporting and possessing child pornography, as well as tampering with a witness or informant.
The 10-count indictment filed Tuesday evening in U.S. District Court alleges Kovacs, in March and April 2015, coerced a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of creating child pornography.
Kovacs is also charged with multiple counts of distributing, receiving, transporting and possessing child pornography, as recently as December 2019.
Finally, in June 2019, Kovacs allegedly intimidated, threatened or corruptly persuaded an individual in hopes of obstructing or impeding communication with federal authorities about this investigation.
U.S. Attorney David M. DeVillers, Southern District of Ohio; Chris Hoffman, Special Agent in Charge, FBI, Cincinnati Division; Fairborn Police Chief Terry Bennington and Beavercreek Police Chief Dennis Evers announced the indictment.
If you have any information related to this case, you are asked to contact the FBI, 513-421-4310, or Fairborn police, 937-343-8854.
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