Western Kentucky man indicted for secretly recording minors in his home
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- Man indicted on multiple charges for secretly recording minors in his Paducah home.
- Digital evidence and tips linked recordings of minors as young as 12 in July–Aug 2024.
- Former officer arrested in California, returned to Kentucky, released on $50,000 bond.
A Western Kentucky man was recently indicted on several charges after he allegedly secretly recorded minors in his home.
Ryan Conn, 41, of Paducah, is charged with two counts of promoting a sexual performance by a minor younger than 16, two counts of promoting a sexual performance by a minor younger than 18, four counts of possession of matter portraying sexual performance by a minor younger than 18, tampering with a witness and voyeurism, Attorney General Russell Coleman’s office announced Wednesday.
A McCracken County grand jury indicted Conn March 6.
The indictment says Conn secretly recorded four minors as young as 12 years old in his Paducah home between July and August 2024. The cameras were positioned in various rooms of his home, including the bathroom and guest room.
The voyeurism charge is for a similar incident in February 2025 involving a woman, according to Coleman.
Conn is a former Paducah police officer and volunteer McCracken County wrestling coach, according to media reports. Paducah police said Conn was employed with the department from March 2007 to December 2018.
Conn was arrested in San Diego, Calif., Jan. 24 by Port Authority Police and U.S. Border Patrol, according to the McCracken County Sheriff’s Office, which investigated the case. He was brought back to Kentucky Feb. 11 and released the same day after posting a $50,000 bond, according to court records.
McCracken County Public Schools sent a tip to the sheriff’s office in January alleging Conn may have had a sexual relationship with a student almost one year ago, officials said. Detectives interviewed potential victims and seized digital evidence, which led to a signed search warrant executed Jan. 23.
Conn is ordered to have no contact with children except his own and to not attend school functions, according to court records. He is scheduled to be arraigned in McCracken Circuit Court April 16.
