Former Madison County detective indicted, charged with sexual exploitation of minors

Harvey also charged with production of child pornography

CHARLOTTESVILLE – A federal grand jury in Charlottesville returned an indictment against a former detective with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office.

Bruce Harvey, 41, of Reva Va., was charged with nine counts related to the sexual exploitation of minors, Acting United States Attorney Rick Mountcastle announced.

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The indictment charges Harvey with three counts of transporting minors across state lines with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, three counts of interstate travel with minors with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, two counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. 

The indictment alleges the criminal activity involved two girls who had contact with Harvey while he worked as a karate instructor between 1998 and 2007. Harvey, a former instructor at the Virginia Tong Leong School of Karate in Madison, was arrested earlier this month via a federal criminal complaint.

The attorney's office says the investigation is ongoing and is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Virginia State Police. Assistant United States Attorney Nancy S. Healey and Trial Attorney Lauren S. Kupersmith, of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the United States Department of Justice, are prosecuting the case.

If you have any information about these crimes or information about a potential victim, you are asked to contact the FBI at 800-CALL-FBI.