2 plead guilty to sex crimes against animals and possession of child pornography

MAYFIELD, Ky., (KBSI) — Two suspects have pleaded guilty to crimes in Graves County, including sex crimes against animals and possession of child pornography.

Neela M. Wilford, 47, of Mayfield, and Christopher D. Carruthers, 32, of Meadow Lands, Pennsylvania, were arrested in 2024 and indicted by a Graves County grand jury.

Carruthers was sentenced on April 15 to 12 years in prison for six counts of sex crimes against animals and two counts of possession of child pornography.

Wilford pleaded guilty on June 9 to multiple counts, including sex crimes against animals, possession of child pornography and methamphetamine possession. Wilford is scheduled for sentencing on June 23.