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Former Ohio County deputy accused of having illegal sex acts with a minor

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — A Beaver Dam man is in custody, facing sodomy charges, after police say he solicited a minor online.

The Greenville Police Department say 60-year-old Thomas Woods contacted a juvenile through the internet and drove to the juvenile’s home early Saturday morning.

Following the investigation, Woods was arrested at his home later that day around 7 p.m..

Greenville PD says Woods is a former deputy in Ohio County and a former employee of the Ohio County Board of Education. Officials say Woods was also a previous candidate for Sheriff and “barely lost.”

Woods was booked in the Muhlenberg County Detention Center on the following charges:

  • Sodomy
  • Unlawful Transaction with a Minor
  • Illegal Sex Act Under 16
  • Use of a Minor in a Sex Performance
  • Procuring Use of a Minor by Electronic Means
  • Distribution of Obscene Matter to Minors
Thomas Woods (Courtesy: Greenville Police Department)

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