FRANKFORT, Ky. — The newest member of the Kentucky Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is Charity, a highly trained yellow Labrador Retriever who will help Kentucky’s premier law enforcement agencies protect Kentucky children from exploitation.
K9 officer Charity is trained to sniff out and detect easily hidden devices that could contain child sex abuse material. Those devices could include cell phones, flash drives, micro-SD cards and more. With her handler, DCI Detective Shelby Guffey, Charity will support local law enforcement investigating cases involving child exploitation and other major crimes.
“As a new K9 officer, Charity will be a force multiplier as we collaborate with law enforcement partners to keep families safe,” said Attorney General Russell Coleman. “Charity is part of an elite class of law enforcement K9s, and we couldn’t be more excited for her to wear the badge and get to work.”
“Law enforcement needs to stay on the cutting edge of keeping kids safe from exploitation,” said Jeremy Murrell, deputy commissioner for counter exploitation in DCI. “Highly trained K9s like Charity are invaluable in an investigation and will help get predators off our streets and behind bars.”
