HARALSON COUNTY, Ga. — A 39-year-old man was arrested after investigators linked him to child sexual abuse material through a cyber tip from Google’s reporting system, according to Haralson County officials.
[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]
Christopher Michael Jenkins, 39, of Tallapoosa, was taken into custody on Friday by the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office after a detailed investigation led by Inv. Nicole Wilson.
Authorities said the investigation began with a cyber tip received on May 27, which included images of child porn submitted by Google.
Wilson obtained a search warrant for the Google account mentioned in the cyber tip, which led to the discovery of a real name, recovery email, and phone number associated with the account.
TRENDING STORIES:
- Annunciation School shooting: Two children killed ‘where they sat in the pews,’ chief said
- South Paulding High student seriously injured, hit by car while walking to school
- Street scuffle, Newnan cop clipped by car lands 7 behind bars
Authorities said they discovered Jenkins’ address connected to the account and confirmed that he was on probation. On Friday investigators and executed a search warrant at Jenkins’ home on US Highway 78 near the Georgia State line.
Jenkins is currently facing two charges of sexual exploitation of children and a charge for Probation Violation. The investigation remains active, and additional charges may be forthcoming.
[SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]