A Hopkinsville police officer is in jail on child sex abuse charges.
Ian Levi Damber, 32, was arrested Friday morning and is charged with five counts of first-degree sexual abuse.
KSP Capt. Brent White says that on August 17, troopers began an inquiry into a complaint from a local church. Upon learning that the subject of the complaint was a Hopkinsville officer, they accelerated the investigation which led to the arrest Friday.
HPD says Damber has been an officer at the department since 2013 and that he chose to “terminate his own employment” Friday morning.
Capt. White says there's no indication at this time that Damber committed any of the alleged crimes while on duty.
Damber is lodged in the Christian County Jail on a $5,000 bond.