Louisville Man Arrested Again in Cyber Crimes Case

A Louisville man arrested in 2018 in a cyber crimes case, has been arrested a second time.

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron issued a statement Saturday regarding an on-going investigation within the Office’s Cyber Crimes Unit. 

On Friday, the Cyber Crimes Unit arrested 53-year-old Nigel Nicholas of Louisville, on a charge of tampering with a witness. 

Nicholas allegedly brought an out of state, third party to Kentucky, to coerce a human trafficking victim to recant their statement. 

The Office of the Attorney General stated in a press release that Nicholas offered property and finances to the victim in an apparent exchange for a retraction of the allegations. 

Nicholas was previously arrested in 2018 and charged with human trafficking, as well as promoting two or more prostitutes. He was alleged to be working with Abbey Varney and receiving profits from the sale of illegal sex with underage teenagers on Backpage.com. He was then released on a $10,000 bond before being arrested again on Friday.

Said Attorney General Cameron, "Our Cyber Crimes Unit is committed to partnering with local, state, and federal law enforcement to apprehend human trafficking criminals who attempt to intimidate and coerce witnesses. I am grateful to our hardworking investigators and law enforcement for their diligent work on this case.”

Jefferson County Commonwealth Attorney Chris Foster is prosecuting the case, and more arrests are expected.