Campbell County Property Valuation Administrator Daniel Braun made his first in-court appearance on Tuesday since being indicted by a grand jury on charges related to attempts to solicit a minor.
Braun had an arraignment scheduled for June 30 in Campbell County Circuit Court before Judge Daniel Zalla. Braun did not enter a plea during the court appearance but had his attorney enter a not-guilty plea on his behalf, according to his attorney, Brandon Voelker. This was Braun’s first in-person court appearance since his bail reduction on May 27, which allowed him to post bail and serve home incarceration.
Braun was indicted on June 11 by a Campbell County Grand Jury 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 sentence of five to 10 years.
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.
What does a property valuation administrator do?
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.
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.
Dallam was present at the June 30 arraignment on behalf of the Commonwealth.
Gatlin Voelker Senior Associate Attorney Oliver Perry Wilhite, representing Braun on Tuesday, said a motion was filed on Braun’s behalf to modify his initial bond conditions to allow him visitations with his son, who is a minor.
“The defendant does have a 15-year-old son whom he hasn’t been able to see or visit for several months now,” Wilhite said. “His son is currently residing with his [Braun’s] wife and Mr. Braun is residing with his father. His son has no involvement in the underlying allegations.”
Dallam said the Commonwealth was not in agreement with Braun having visitations with his son, but was not opposed to the court making the decision. Dallam said she reached out to the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, which oversees child protective services and child welfare matters.
“I reached out to the cabinet worker, your honor,” Dallam said. “She confirmed that the cabinet would not be opposed to having his son visit Mr. Braun, contingent upon those visits being supervised by an appropriate supervisor that has already gone through the vetting process.”
Dallam said Braun’s father was already approved by the cabinet to serve as the supervisor.
Zalla said he would take the motion under submission.
Braun’s next court appearance is a status hearing scheduled for Sept. 9 at 8:30 a.m.
