BURLINGTON, Ky. — Attorneys for David Dooley said they plan to withdraw from defending him against child porn charges.
Dooley, who was convicted for a second time earlier this year of murdering his co-worker, Michelle Mockbee, is indigent and will have a public defender appointed in the new case, officials said in a Boone County court Thursday.
A grand jury indicted Dooley last August on charges of use of a minor in a sexual performance and possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor.
Dooley's attorneys had previously said in court filings that the child porn accusations had been investigated in 2014 and resulted in no charges then. They accused authorities of "vindictive" prosecution.
A new hearing in the case is set for May 30.
Dooley is currently serving a 43-year sentence for murdering Mockbee and tampering with evidence. State records indicate he's being held at the Roederer Assessment Center, a prison near LaGrange.
