Spalding man charged with 11 counts of obscene internet contact with a minor

February 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: A Spalding County man – Timothy Smallwood, age 41 – was among 11 people arrested on child exploitation charges by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) as a result of Operation Happy New Year. The GBI’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit and the GBI’s Special Enforcement Team (SET) partnered […]

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Woman facing child exploitation charge after Pike County TikTok video goes viral

June 30, 2022 by Leave a Comment

SHEILA A. MATHEWS ::: Kylie Strickland has been arrested in connection with a TikTok video in which she allegedly exposed her breasts to minor children. The Pike County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday concluded its investigation into numerous complaints filed against 30-year-old Strickland, of Lagrange. Authorities say Strickland was at a Pike County residence when she […]

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GBI: Child sexual exploitation cybertips surged during COVID-19 pandemic

May 21, 2020 by Leave a Comment

STAFF REPORT ::: Child exploitation cybertips have flooded into the Georgia Bureau of Investigation during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in the execution of more than one dozen search warrants by the Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit and GBI regional offices. Since March 16, when Georgia public elementary, secondary and post-secondary schools ceased in person […]

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