BUTLER COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a registered sex offender on new allegations.
On August 16, the police executed a search warrant on a residence in El Dorado, Kansas, according to a media release.
The search warrant was done as part of an investigation reported by way of a cyber tip, received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), alleging the sexual exploitation of children through the use of electronic devices.
This search warrant led to the arrest of 38-year-old Thomas Lee Pennycuff, who is a registered offender living in the community.
He is being held on requested charges of aggravated internet trading of child pornography and child exploitation. In 2011, Pennycuff was convicted in Sedgwick County of electronic sexual solicitation of a child under the age of 16, according to the offender registry.