ALBANY, Ky. – An Albany, Kentucky man has been arrested on charges involving a sexual abuse investigation.

According to court records, 62-year-old James Shelton of Albany was arrested on an indictment warrant on Thursday, Oct. 9.

Court records state an indictment was filed the same day, formally charging Shelton with human trafficking – forced labor, first-degree sodomy, first-degree sexual abuse, three counts of incest and two counts of first-degree rape.

Previously, News 40 reported on a separate arrest of Shelton in June, which involved a sexual abuse investigation dating back to 1999.

The Kentucky State Police stated that during that year, a KSP trooper received a report that Shelton was “sexually abusing his juvenile daughter.” Due to a lack of evidence, authorities say, that inve

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