Hall County Man Arrested for Child Sexual Exploitation

Gainesville, GA (August 12, 2024) – On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, the Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested and charged 29-year-old Alexander Webster with five counts of child sexual exploitation in Hall County, Georgia, and six additional counts of child sexual exploitation in Jackson County, Georgia.

The GBI CEACC Unit began an investigation into Webster’s online activities after receiving a Cyber ​​Tipline Report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding the possible online possession and distribution of child abuse material. This investigation led to a search warrant at Webster’s home in Hall County and his subsequent arrest, as well as additional charges relating to the production of child abuse material in Jackson County. The GBI CEACC Unit was assisted in executing this search warrant by the Hall County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations/U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Webster was booked into the Hall County Jail after his arrest.

This investigation is part of the ongoing effort by the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, housed within the GBI’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit, to identify those involved in trafficking child sexual abuse material. The ICAC program, established by the U.S. Department of Justice, was developed in response to the increasing number of children and teens using the Internet, the proliferation of child sexual abuse material, and the increased online activity of predators seeking unsupervised contact with underage victims.

Anyone with information regarding additional cases of child exploitation is asked to contact the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation Unit at 404-270-8870 or report it through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s CyberTipline at CyberTipline.org.

Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.