The Kentucky Law Enforcement Council revoked Todd Walls’ law enforcement certification last year after state legislators passed a new law that requires officers convicted of sex crimes to be decertified.

Police and sheriffs in Kentucky must be certified by the council, which oversees police training and standards across the state.

Walls said he attempted to appeal the council’s decision to revoke his certification, but his request was ignored, according to a lawsuit filed in Franklin Circuit Court in September. He wants the judge to issue an injunction allowing him to become a cop again.