Hazard Online Entrapment Case (2025)
Defendant: Randy Caudill, 68, of Hazard, KY.
Incident: He exchanged sexually explicit messages over 29 days with what he believed to be a 14-year-old girl, actually a decoy account operated by Kentucky Predo Pursuit https://www.wymt.com
Arrest Details: He arranged to meet the decoy at Memorial Gym on September 6, then was promptly arrested and booked into the Kentucky River Regional Jail https://www.wymt.com
Charge: Procuring or promoting the use of a minor by electronic means.
Status: Case ongoing; an example of online predatory behavior targeting minors.
 
Why This Matters for Jayden’s Law
*Highlights the urgency of equating online solicitation of minors with traditional physical abuse.
*Supports the need for Jayden’s Law to categorize such offenses under Aggravated Criminal Abuse of a Child, with violent offender designation and permanent termination of custody or visitation rights.
*Reinforces that electronic predation is as harmful as physical violence and must be treated accordingly.