Ex-SPD officer will serve 7 years for child exploitation
A former Starkville police officer will spend seven years in prison after a jury found him guilty in July of five counts of child exploitation.
Former SPD officer convicted of child exploitation counts
A former Starkville police officer was convicted Friday on five counts of exploitation of a child after a three-day trial in which he testified in his own defense.
Lowndes man pleads to federal child porn charges
A Lowndes County man previously arrested by local authorities for child exploitation has pleaded guilty in federal court to having child pornography on his cell phone.
Local man arrested for possessing child pornography
A Columbus man is facing multiple charges of child exploitation after authorities say they discovered child pornography in a Dropbox account belonging to him.
Columbus resident arrested for possession of child pornography
A Columbus resident faces charges for multiple counts of child exploitation from the state Attorney General’s Office.
Sheriff’s office makes child exploitation arrest
A Columbus man faces a charge of child exploitation after he allegedly downloaded child pornography.
Woman charged with child exploitation
A Smithville woman faces charges of child exploitation after she contacted a 15-year-old girl from Lowndes County.
Former CMSD choir director indicted for child exploitation
The former choral director and public relations officer for the Columbus Municipal School has been indicted for exploitation of a child.
Our view: Parent-child communication key to keeping children safe
Monday, a Caledonia man was arrested and charged for trying to solicit sex from a 13-year-old girl he met online, authorities say.
Sadly, these incidents happen frequently enough that while we are sickened by them, we are hardly shocked.
Columbus man arrested on child exploitation charge
A Columbus man has been arrested and charged with one count of exploitation of a child. Robert Alton Ming, 26, of 139 Beck Dr., was
Columbus firefighter charged with exploitation of a minor
A Columbus firefighter turned himself in to the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Department today after he was accused of having child pornography in his possession.
High school coach faces additional sex charges in Monroe County
An Alabama high school football coach faces seven more counts of sexual misconduct in Monroe County, three days after he was jailed on federal charges.