In October 2019, a former Franklin County constable pleaded guilty to one felony count of promoting prostitution and some misdemeanor charges. The 70-year-old Frankfort resident was originally charged with one count of kidnapping a minor, three counts of impersonating a peace officer, and one count of promoting prostitution, all felonies. In addition to pleading guilty to one felony count of promoting prostitution, the felony charge of kidnapping a minor was reduced in Franklin County Circuit Court to one misdemeanor count of unlawful imprisonment. The three felony counts of impersonating a peace officer were reduced to three counts of misdemeanor criminal attempt to impersonate a police officer. The prosecution suggested the man be sentenced to three years in prison for promoting prostitution, one year for unlawful imprisonment, and one year for attempting to impersonate a peace officer. His sentencing was scheduled for January. According to a previous State Journal report, the man served as a Franklin County constable from 2011 to 2014. He also ran an unlicensed private investigation service where he allegedly operated a prostitution ring. A woman reported the man to authorities in 2015. The woman said she met the defendant when she was an eighth-grade cheerleader and he was a football coach, and she had been working for him in prostitution for over 20 years. In addition to providing sex for money to sex buyers two days a week, the woman said she was required to give “Boss” sex for free anytime he wanted. Several other witnesses testified they had the same experience. Court documents in the case said he would require the women he was exploiting to sometimes participate in group sex and that sometimes sexual encounters were recorded.