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Former judge Tim Nolan indicted on new charges, now faces 28 felony, 2 misdemeanor counts


Attorney General Andy Beshear Thursday announced former Campbell County District Judge Timothy Nolan has been indicted by a Campbell County grand jury on eight additional felony counts.

Following the latest grand jury indictment, Nolan, 70, of California, Ky., has been indicted on 28 felony counts and 2 misdemeanor counts.

Today’s charges include: two counts of human trafficking, Class C felonies; one count attempted human trafficking with a minor, a Class C felony; one count of sodomy in the third degree, a Class D felony; two counts of unlawful transaction with a minor under 16 controlled substance, Class B felonies; one count unlawful transaction with a minor under 18 controlled substance, a Class C felony; and one count rape of a female over the age of 12 years old, a Class B felony.

Nolan was originally charged in a criminal complaint by the Campbell County Police Department for crimes that occurred between 2010 and May 2017. That complaint alleged that Nolan committed human trafficking with a minor by subjecting a child under the age of 18 to engage in commercial sexual activity.

On May 4, Nolan was indicted by a Campbell County grand jury on – one count of human trafficking with a person under age 18, a Class B felony; one count of first degree rape, a Class B felony; five counts of human trafficking with adults, a Class C felonies; one count of second degree unlawful transaction with a minor, a Class D felony; one count of tampering with a witness, a Class D felony; one count of third degree unlawful transaction with a minor, a Class A misdemeanor; and one count of prostitution, a Class B misdemeanor.

On June 6, Nolan was arrested and charged with six additional felony counts of human trafficking in Campbell District Court. The charges included one count of human trafficking with a person under age 18, a Class B felony; and five counts of human trafficking with an adult, a Class C felonies.

On June 22, Nolan was charged with two counts of human trafficking with a person under the age of 18, a Class B felonies; two counts of human trafficking with an adult, a Class C felonies; and one count of unlawful transaction with a minor, a Class C felony.

Thursday’s indictment brings the total count of alleged victims for which Nolan is charged to 22, including eight juveniles under the age of 18 and 14 adults.

Beshear’s Special Prosecution Division is handling the case. The division is responsible for assisting local prosecutors in complex or sensitive cases, as well as handling cases in which local prosecutors recuse themselves. A core mission of Beshear’s is to bring justice to victims of rape, sexual assault and human trafficking.

Anyone with information that could help police in this case should contact the Campbell County Police Department.

Nolan remains in custody. The next hearing is scheduled for Oct. 27, and a trial has been set for Feb. 27, 2018.

Office of the Attorney General


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2 Comments

  1. Donald Tenn says:

    “Another One Bites The Dust”

    Oh! Let’s go!

    Steve walks warily down the street
    With the brim pulled way down low.
    Ain’t no sound but the sound of his feet,
    Machine guns ready to go.

    Are you ready, hey, are you ready for this?
    Are you hanging on the edge of your seat?
    Out of the doorway the bullets rip
    To the sound of the beat

    Another one bites the dust
    Another one bites the dust
    And another one gone, and another one gone
    Another one bites the dust
    Hey, I’m gonna get you, too
    Another one bites the dust

    How do you think I’m going to get along
    Without you when you’re gone?
    You took me for everything that I had
    And kicked me out on my own

    Are you happy, are you satisfied?
    How long can you stand the heat?
    Out of the doorway the bullets rip
    To the sound of the beat

    [Chorus]

    Another one bites the dust
    Another one bites the dust
    Another one bites the dust
    Another one bites the dust

    There are plenty of ways that you can hurt a man
    And bring him to the ground
    You can beat him, you can cheat him
    You can treat him bad and leave him when he’s down

    But I’m ready, yes, I’m ready for you
    I’m standing on my own two feet
    Out of the doorway the bullets rip
    Repeating to the sound of the beat

  2. Dina Padilla says:

    One can only hope, that this judge Nolan is sent to a jail with some of the big bubba’s he put away. Many of them were more than likely abused the same way, by the Nolan types.

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