{"id":1755591,"date":"2022-11-29T15:17:59","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T20:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1755591"},"modified":"2022-11-29T15:18:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T20:18:05","slug":"oklahoma-assistant-district-attorney-arrested-for-allegedly-possessing-child-pornography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-assistant-district-attorney-arrested-for-allegedly-possessing-child-pornography\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma Assistant District Attorney Arrested For Allegedly Possessing Child Pornography"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foklahoma-assistant-district-attorney-arrested-for-allegedly-possessing-child-pornography%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1755591&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Oklahoma authorities arrested an assistant district attorney Monday for allegedly possessing child pornography.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Etherington, the 53-year-old first assistant district attorney of Logan and Payne Counties, was arrested in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on one count of aggravated possession of child pornography and one count of violation of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/okcfox.com\/news\/local\/osbi-cybertips-kevin-etherington-child-porn-charges-payne-county-logan-violation-jail-possession-suspect\">local media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children tipped off the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) in September, which resulted in authorities executing a search warrant at the former district attorney\u2019s home on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities later transported Etherington to the Payne County Jail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot express how dismayed and disappointed I am about this development,\u201d District Attorney Laura Austin Thomas said about the case, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2022\/11\/29\/assistant-da-kevin-etherington-arrested-after-child-pornography-investigation\/69684400007\/\">The Oklahoman<\/a>. \u201cI personally find the manufacture, distribution, and possession of child pornography to be both disgusting and incredibly damaging to individual victims and society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas said authorities terminated Etherington after working in Payne and Logan Counties for eight years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the accused stands innocent of the alleged crime until proven guilty, my review of the investigation has resulted in this person\u2019s dismissal from employment by my office,\u201d Thomas said.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas thanked the OSBI \u201cfor their diligence in finding these offenders throughout our state, regardless of who they may be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me be clear that my loyalty is to you, the people I represent in my district, and in upholding the law and protecting our citizens, particularly the most vulnerable of us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>OSBI authorities said the Payne and Logan Counties district attorney fully cooperated with the police investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oklahoma authorities arrested an assistant district attorney Monday for allegedly possessing child pornography. 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