Campbell County Property Valuation Administrator Daniel Braun was indicted by a grand jury on charges related to attempts to solicit a minor.
According to a news release from Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman on June 11, a Campbell County Grand Jury indicted Braun on two counts of “Procuring or Promoting the Use of a Minor by Electronic Means,” which is a Class C Felony. A Class C felony carries a five- to 10-year sentence.
To be “indicted” means to be formally accused of a crime by a grand jury, which means the legal system has found sufficient evidence to proceed to trial but does not determine guilt.
According to the indictment, Braun contacted a minor he believed to be under the age of 18 on at least two occasions in March 2026. A detective with the Attorney General’s Office posed as a minor in the conversations that led to Braun’s arrest on April 16.
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Due to a conflict of interest arising from Braun’s employment with the Campbell County PVA, the Campbell County Attorney’s Office reached out to the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office to oversee the case. Assistant Attorney General Ramsey Dallam presented the case before the Campbell County Grand Jury on behalf of the Commonwealth.
According to law firm Clark + Harris, typically, the next step after an indictment is an arraignment on the indictment. If the defendant is already out on bond, such as in Braun’s case, they are usually notified to appear in court to enter a plea rather than being rearrested.
Braun first appeared in court on Friday, April 17, where Campbell County District Court Judge Erin Sizemore set his bond at $1,000,000. He was then denied a bail reduction by Sizemore at an April 22 bond motion, when his attorney, Brandon Voelker, requested that Braun’s bail be lowered from $1,000,000 to $100,000.
Braun then appeared in court on May 21 with Campbell County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Zalla to hear a motion for a “Writ of habeas corpus,” a legal remedy that allows anyone detained by the government to challenge their detention. Zalla ruled on May 27 that Braun’s original $1,000,000 cash bond was “constitutionally excessive” and reduced it to a $125,000 cash bond.
Both the prosecution and defense agreed to other previously suggested perimeters by the district court, such as:
- Be on home incarceration.
- Having no devices with internet access.
- No contact with minors.
- Make all scheduled court dates and stay in contact with his attorney.
Braun has served as the Campbell County PVA since 2002. He was not seeking reelection this year.
