Related News: Florence woman indicted on more than 100 federal charges of producing child pornography; husband indicted on 51 counts

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A Florence couple was indicted last week on more than 100 charges related to exploiting a minor child in their custody to produce child pornography.

The charges against Patricia Allana Ayers, 34, and her husband, Matthew David Ayers, 42, were outlined in a 107-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court in Birmingham.

Investigators found the couple in possession of 53 pornographic images of the child produced between the summer of 2010 and January 2013.

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Related News: Gadsden man arrested on child pornography charges

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Investigators say evidence of child pornography was found on a computer in Brown’s residence back in January after he was arrested on drug warrants for making narcotic transactions through the computer. The computer was seized at that time.

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Related News: Prosecutor: Charges against Thorsby teacher include allegations of sex with teen boy on school property

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A Thorsby sixth grade teacher indicted on rape and sodomy charges allegedly had sex with a teen boy at her school on more than one occasion, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

Jennifer Collins McNeill, 39, of Thorsby, was indicted Feb. 14 on six counts of second-degree rape and two counts of second degree sodomy, said C.J. Robinson, chief deputy district attorney for the circuit covering Chilton, Elmore and Autauga counties.

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Related News: Ex-Mobile County commissioner Jockisch pleads not guilty to child sex charges

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Former Mobile County commissioner Freeman Jockisch entered a not-guilty plea through his attorney on two child-sex charges Monday.

The 69-year-old, who was arrested on Nov. 26 for traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act and the electronic solicitation of a child, was not in court and has been out on $80,000 bond since Nov. 27.

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Related News: Sylacauga Police arrest school employee for rape, sex crime with student

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Sylacauga Police have arrested a sixth-grade physical education teacher on sex crime charges.

Lt. Willis Whatley said Rodricus Arlester Thomas, 31, of Sylacauga, was arrested Sunday and charged with second degree rape, and school employee engaging in a sex act or deviant sexual intercourse with a student under the age of 19. He was taken to Talladega County Jail and bond was set at $20,000 for each charge.

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Related News: $6 million bond set for Hoover man charged with multiple sex crimes against a child

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A Hoover man arrested twice in five days on sex charges involving a minor child won’t be getting out of jail anytime soon, police said Thursday.

Bond for 32-year-old Jason Hankins is set at $6 million after U.S. Marshals took him into custody Wednesday night, just four days after he bonded out of the Shelby County Jail on similar charges.

Hankins worked at the Family Life Center at Shades Crest Baptist Church. He has resigned from that position. Church officials are not commenting on his arrests.

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Related News: Huntsville Boy Scout volunteer arrested on international child porn charges

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According to a federal complaint filed in the Southern District of Indiana, a Huntsville volunteer with Boy Scouts of America faces child pornography charges.

The complaint states James McCullars was part of an international child pornography ring. He is charged with engaging in a child exploitation enterprise and conspiracy to distribute and receive child pornography. Federal agents said members of his ring used the internet and U.S. Mail to discuss sexual interest in young boys and trade “substantial volumes” of child pornography.

According to the complaint, McCullars used the online identities “^dj” and “deejjaayy.” The complaint states another suspect in this case told investigators “^dj” worked for a college in Alabama, knew several people who produce child porn, and went camping with and molested minors.

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Related News: Felony Examination Set for Man Accused of Numerous Child Pornography Charges

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A man accused of several child pornography-related offenses has had his felony examination set.

Carl Phillip Herold, 32, has been charged with Permitting a Child to Engage in Pornography, Production of Pornography with Minors, and Dissemination/Display of Child Pornography.

Source: WHNT

Related News: Florida ‘bullying death’ charges dropped

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Stalking charges have been dropped against two teenage girls in connection with the alleged bullying of another Florida girl who took her own life.

The two girls, aged 12 and 14, are said to have hounded Rebecca Sedwick online for a year.

A lawyer for the 12-year-old has demanded an apology from Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd for the arrest.

But Sheriff Judd said he did not have any regrets and that the girls will now receive “the services they need”.

“Our goal is that these kids never bully anyone again, never torment anyone again,” he said.
‘Troubled young girl’

The girls were arrested a month after Rebecca, 12, jumped to her death from a tower at an abandoned concrete plant on 9 September.

Source: BBC News

Related News: Man to face trial on child sex abuse charges

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A man who pleaded guilty to a sex crime could now be on trail at the next docket after a court appearance Friday afternoon.

Lawrence Lewis, Jr. was accused of and pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual abuse against a female over the age of 12 – a crime that dates back to March 2012.

Source: Troy Messenger