Related News: Discovery Middle School band director, son arrested

Posted on July 11, 2012 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Discovery Middle School band director, son arrested.

Madison Police said Discovery Middle School’s Band Director John Nash was arrested for failing to report his 24-year-old son John “Bradley” Nash – a volunteer with the band – was involved in an inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old student.

School officials at Discovery Middle School reported a possible inappropriate relationship with the student and Bradley to authorities on June 28. Officials said Bradley’s father was also notified of the relationship prior to the arrest, but failed to report the incident to authorities under the strict Alabama mandatory reporting law.

Source: WSFA

Related News: Florida internet sex sting nets Dothan man

Posted on June 21, 2012 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Dothan Eagle published an article titled Florida internet sex sting nets Dothan man.

A Dothan man faces Florida felony charges in connection to an undercover internet sex sting investigation dubbed Operation Riptide.

According to Ruth Corley, a spokesperson for the Bay County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, investigators arrested a dozen people as part of the operation, which included Antonio Emanuel. Investigators charged Emanuel, 21, of East Saunders Road, with traveling to meet a minor for sexual activity and soliciting a child via the internet.

Source: Dothan Eagle

Related News: Montgomery Sheriff’s name used in Internet so-called “scam”

Posted on May 18, 2012 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Montgomery Sheriff’s name used in Internet so-called “scam”.

Marshall says the scammers are calling victims, posing as the Montgomery County Sheriff. They threaten them with an arrest warrant, unless they send money. Marshall says the mindset is easy to recognize, “They instill fear in this people. I don’t want to be arrested, so I better send money.”

Corporal Kenneth Gordon is investigating the so-called scam for the Sheriff’s Office. Gordon puts it simply, “It’s a scam, it’s been a scam since the beginning.”

Source: WSFA

Related News: Man shot in buttock over Facebook dispute

Posted on May 18, 2012 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. WSFA published an article titled Man shot in buttock over Facebook dispute.

The Tuscaloosa News reports that a 22-year-old man was driving when he thought he saw a man with whom he’d been having an ongoing Facebook argument.

Source: WSFA

ACFI Recognized as a 2012 Honors Laureate Award Recipient by Computerworld

Posted on May 14, 2012 by ACFI

The Alabama Computer Forensics Institute was recognized for its Cyberkids Initiative as a 2012 Honors Laureate Award recipient by Computerworld.

Complete details are available in the Troy University press release:

TROY earns Laureate honors for internet safety program (March 19, 2012, Troy University)

Related News: Social media creating issues for school systems

Posted on April 27, 2012 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Dothan Eagle published an article titled Social media creating issues for school systems.

As social media use becomes more widespread, school systems are increasingly having to deal with issues created by student and teacher interaction via sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

In two recent local cases of alleged inappropriate relationships between students and teachers, interaction between students and teachers via social networks is a factor in the cases.

Source: Dothan Eagle

Related News: Rehobeth High teacher placed on leave pending sex charges

Posted on April 24, 2012 by ACFI

One new article link has been added to our Related News page. The Dothan Eagle published an article titled Rehobeth High teacher placed on leave pending sex charges.

A Rehobeth High School teacher has been placed on administrative leave after Houston County Sheriff’s investigators charged him with having sex with a student.

Tim Pitchford, the superintendent for Houston County Schools, said he’s placed Robert Lee Michel on administrative leave after he was notified by Houston County Sheriff Andy Hughes of the pending felony charges filed against Michel.

Source: The Dothan Eagle