A Fort Campbell man and two other men were arrested at a hotel in Paducah Thursday on human trafficking charges.
Media outlets report 65-year old Ray Hall Wright Jr., of Mayfield, 42-year old James Christian Cunkelman of Fort Campbell, and 24-year old Austin Lee Gish of Many, Louisiana were taken into custody after they showed up at a Paducah hotel where police say they were expected to meet a girl under the age of 18 for sex.
The arrests were reportedly the result of an undercover operation conducted by Paducah Police and the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office in which they reportedly set up an online ad and female officers corresponded with the men who expressed interest in having sex with an underage girl.
Wright, Cunkelman, and Gish were lodged in the McCracken County Jail charged with promoting human trafficking (victim less than 18-years of age) and use of an electronic communication system to procure a minor for sex offenses.
