Judge Daniel M. Heady’s October order denied Kenneth Moore’s request to strike down House Bill 207, passed by the General Assembly in 2024, and dismiss the charge against him under the law. Moore, 50, was charged in August 2025 with 16 felony counts involving material depicting sexual performances by minors and promoting such a performance involving a minor under 16, as well as one felony count of trafficking a child sex doll, according to court records.

Moore argued that the items were homemade and that no child had been abused. He also contended that possessing a child sex doll was expressive activity protected by the First Amendment. Heady rejected that argument, writing that Moore acknowledged the items were intended as tools for sexual use, not expression.

The judge’s order described evidence in the case as including doll heads or body parts, sexually explicit photographs combining children’s faces with nude bodies, and computer-generated videos with similar combinations. Heady also rejected Moore’s argument that the items did not resemble minors, saying at least one doll head was clearly made to look like a minor.

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman defended the law during the court challenge, arguing that child sex dolls are not protected speech. State Rep. Stephanie Dietz, a Republican from Edgewood who sponsored HB 207, said the law was intended to give investigators and prosecutors tools to pursue cases involving the sexual exploitation of children. The bill passed unanimously, Coleman said.

Moore is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 11, according to court records.