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Grand jury: Kentucky man used fake profiles to get nude pics

20-year-old Christopher K. Carroll will appear in court Thursday on one count of receiving child porn.
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(AP) - A federal grand jury has indicted a Kentucky 911 dispatcher on charges he created fake social media accounts to dupe underage girls into sending naked photos.
           
The Courier-Journal reports 20-year-old Christopher K. Carroll will appear in court Thursday on one count of receiving child porn.
           
A release from the Kentucky Attorney General said Carroll was charged at the state level with more than 160 sex crimes after a months-long investigation. Court records show those charges were dismissed when the U.S. Attorney's Office obtained the case.
           
A criminal complaint recounts that victims said they'd been contacted by someone online who threatened to release nude photos of them unless they sent more. Authorities traced the online activity to a camper where Carroll lived with his grandmother.
           
Carroll's attorney declined to comment.
           

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