[Montgomery, Ala.] -- Special Agents with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit today, Aug. 20, arrested an Albertville man on three counts of Possession of Child Pornography and three counts of Dissemination of Child Pornography. Rodney Shane Bolding, 43, was arrested and booked into the Marshall County Jail under a $100,000 bond.
On Aug. 19, ALEA’s ICAC Unit received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
“Upon notification of the CyberTip, our ICAC Unit took immediate action and began an investigation,” Secretary of Law Enforcement Spencer Collier said. “This morning, ICAC Agents executed a search warrant in Albertville, resulting in the arrest of Bolding and the seizure of multiple hard drives and phones containing hundreds of images of child pornography depicting infants and toddlers. We will continue to aggressively investigate and assist in the prosecution of individuals who victimize our children.”
The ICAC Unit is comprised of nine seasoned investigators, supported by ALEA Criminal Intelligence Analysts, who are and will continue to be relentless in the investigation of offenders who sexually exploit children. Collier continued, “This specialized unit serves as the statewide lead for all child pornography investigations and demonstrates the effectiveness of the consolidation of state-level law enforcement resources. Proposed budget cuts of 22 to 47 percent threaten our ability to find and arrest child predators in our state. We ask that citizens contact their Legislators and ask them to support Governor Bentley’s solution to the budget crisis and put our state on a strong path forward.”
Agents with the ICAC Unit made the arrest with assistance from the ALEA Tactical Team, State Bureau of Investigation, Albertville Police Department and Marshall County Sheriff’s Office. Nothing further is available as the investigation continues.
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