Related News: Jury convicts Opelika man of sexual abuse

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It took a jury about 10 minutes to convict George Cannon of sexually abusing an 8-year old girl a few years ago.

On Wednesday, Cannon, 63, of Opelika was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12 following two days of testimony, where the state contended that Cannon had inappropriately touched a girl while she and her brother spent the night at his home.

Following the verdict, Assistant District Attorney Clay Thomas said he appreciated Assistant District Attorney Gentry Jackson’s work in the case and was pleased the jury found Cannon guilty.

Source: Opelika-Auburn News

Related News: Eufaula man charged with having sex with minor

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The Barbour County Sheriff’s Dept. says it has arrested a suspect and charged him with rape and sodomy for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a child.

Source: WSFA

Related News: Tallassee police charge man with enticement of a child

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The Tallassee Police Department says it has arrested and charged a suspect with enticement of a child.

Tallassee police say 24-year-old Randy Travis Navarre was arrested late Thursday evening and charged with electronic solicitation of a child.

Source: WSFA

Related News: Man pleads guilty to sex charges

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The county’s cold case task force earned its first conviction Friday, and in doing so, cleared two child sex abuse cases.

District Attorney Walt Merrell said the conviction of 62-year-old David Ozie Griggs of Andalusia came after the office discovered Griggs’ tie with a case from 2009.

“This case came to our attention when Chief Assistant District Attorney Grace Jeter discovered an unsolved sexual abuse case that Griggs was connected to while she was preparing a case for trial in another matter involving Griggs,” Merrell said.

Source: Andalusia Star News

Related News: Investigators ask for help identifying possible sexters

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Huntsville investigators need your help identifying men who police believe are violating an eighth-grader continuously by sending her lewd pictures of themselves.

Sexting is a crime that grows as technology advances. Some teens believe it only affects your reputation. But when it involves children, it inherently involves police.

Source: WSFA

Related News: Headland man to plead guilty in child porn case

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A Headland man recently submitted a request to withdraw his not guilty plea on multiple federal child pornography-related charges in exchange for a guilty plea.

Federal court records show Matthew Bryon Philmon submitted the request earlier this week in federal court to change his plea on a two-count felony indictment involving the distribution and possession of child pornography.

Source: Dothan Eagle

Related News: Military official found guilty of sex crime in Ozark

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Authorities say a high ranking military official has been charged in a sex crime.

Ozark officials say 32-year-old Ryan Gericke has been found guilty of traveling to meet a child for sex.

Source: WSFA

Related News: Man arrested for enticing a child in Madison

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Madison Police arrested a Huntsville man who was allegedly trying to lure a child Thursday morning.

Officers responded to the area of Michael Avenue around 7:30 a.m. to investigate a man who was reported trying to lure the 12-year-old girl while she was walking to the bus stop.

Source: WSFA

Related News: Medics: Man convicted of child sex abuse swallowed cyanide in court

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Paramedics say a man who died soon after being convicted of child sex abuse took a deadly dose of cyanide in the courtroom.

The medics say they’ve been told that 42-year-old William Moore of Northport, swallowed cyanide after the verdict was read.

Source: WSFA