HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — A Northern Kentucky council member was arrested and charged with sexual abuse Sunday, the Highland Heights Police Department said.
Police said they began investigating 32-year-old Jesse Hockenbury on Jan. 21. after a woman came to the police department to report unwanted sexual conduct and inappropriate comments earlier that day from Hockenbury, who was her attorney.
Along with working as an attorney in the area, Hockenbury currently sits on the Highland Heights City Council.
During their investigation, police interviewed the people involved and executed a search warrant Sunday. Hockenbury was charged with sexual abuse in the third degree.
Hockenbury was transported to and lodged at the Campbell County Detention Center. He is no longer listed as a current inmate at the jail.
Police said the investigation into Hockenbury is still ongoing. Hockenbury's arraignment is set for Feb. 21 in Campbell County District Court.
A spokesperson with the city told us that Hockenbury is still an active council member, and the only way to remove him is a unanimous decision by the full council.
