Fort Gordon Cyber Center employee arrested in sexual exploitation of children case

EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A Fort Gordon Cyber Middle worker was arrested in connection to a Georgia Bureau of Investigation case involving sexual exploitation of youngsters.

Based on authorities, Robert Collins III, 48, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with one depend of sexual exploitation of youngsters.

Assertion from Fort Gordon Cyber Middle:

“We will affirm a Fort Gordon Division of the Military civilian worker, Mr. Robert Collins, was arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on February 8, 2023. The Military is cooperating with authorities investigating the matter. All additional queries must be directed to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.”

The GBI Thomson Investigative Workplace started an investigation after receiving a report about Collins’ on-line exercise, based on officers.

This investigation led to a search warrant of Collins’ house and his subsequent arrest. The GBI was assisted within the execution of this search warrant by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Workplace, based on authorities.

Officers say Collins was taken to the Columbia County Jail upon his arrest.

Based on authorities, the arrest warrant states the incident occurred on Feb. 2, 2022, between the hours of 4:40 and 4:50 a.m. on the block of 400 Arden Means.

Based on the arrest warrant, Collins knowingly uploaded baby sexual abuse materials to a Kik account.

This investigation is a part of the continuing effort by the Web Crimes In opposition to Youngsters Process Pressure, housed inside the GBI’s Youngster Exploitation and Laptop Crimes Unit, to establish these concerned within the commerce of kid sexual abuse materials.

The ICAC Program, created by the U.S. Division of Justice, was developed in response to the growing variety of kids and youngsters utilizing the Web, the proliferation of kid sexual abuse materials, and the heightened on-line exercise by predators looking for unsupervised contact with underage victims.

Anybody with details about different circumstances of kid exploitation is requested to contact the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Youngster Exploitation and Laptop Crimes Unit at 404-270-8870 or report by way of the Nationwide Middle for Lacking and Exploited Youngsters CyberTipline.

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