Kentucky Attorney Charged for Offering Legal Services to Criminal Defendants in Exchange for Sexual Favors, Drugs [Video]

A Commonwealth Attorney in Kentucky has been charged with committing honest services wire fraud.

According to the Department of Justice, a complaint against Scott Blair, 51, of Hazard, alleges that he used his position of public trust to extort individuals facing criminal charges in Perry County.

Blair Communicated with Defendants via Facebook Messenger, Offer to Help Them in Exchange for Meth, Sexual Favors

An affidavit obtained by Mountain Top Media alleges that, from April 2020 to March 2024, there were multiple instances in which Blair would communicate with defendants over Facebook Messenger and would offer to help them with legal services in exchange for meth or sexual favors.

Investigators obtained a search warrant for Facebook to provide Blair’s message history. During a review of the messages, they identified five victims who Blair allegedly pressured into providing him with drugs or sexual favors.

One of the victims later interviewed by investigators said that he was initially given probation …