White Co. Arrest for Sexual Exploitation; Commerce Murder Arrest

The GBI has arrested a White County man on child sexual exploitation charges and a Commerce man on murder charges.

Christopher Tench, 32, is charged with four counts of child abuse and six counts of child sexual exploitation.

The GBI began an investigation into Tench’s online activities after receiving a request from the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office regarding the possible online possession and production of child abuse material. The investigation led to a raid on Tench’s home on Sunday and his subsequent arrest.

Also on Sunday, the agency arrested and charged Cesario Choc Caal, 23, of Commerce, with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and aggravated assault in connection with the death of Griselda Seb, 19, also of Commerce.

The GBI responded after the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance in a death investigation. Officers and emergency medical personnel responded to the 5000 block of Highway 82 Spur in Commer, responding to a call for medical assistance.

Upon further investigation, officers and emergency medical personnel determined that Acte had injuries to her neck. Acte was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Caal was in the home when 911 was called.

About the author

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Ken Stanford is the online news editor for GLORY 97.5, a position he has held since August 2022.

Ken was born in Moultrie, Georgia, and says he knew from the age of 5 or 6 that he wanted to be a “radio announcer.” That dream became a reality in 1960 when, at the age of 15, he was hired by Moultrie radio station WMTM as a weekend disc jockey. He graduated from Moultrie (now Colquitt County) High School in 1963 and has spent his entire career in Georgia, working for stations in Atlanta, Marietta and Gainesville – most recently as news director for 40 years at WDUN in Gainesville. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force Reserves.

Ken retired in 2011, but came out of retirement last year to help GLORY on a part-time basis to strengthen its online news provision.

He is the recipient of numerous Associated Press awards and is a former judge of state and national Associated Press broadcast news competitions. In 2005, he received the Georgia Associated Press Broadcasters Association’s President’s Award for Excellence in Journalism and in 2019 he was inducted into the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame.

He lives in Gainesville with his wife of 52 years, Sandra McKnight of Clio, Alabama. They have one child, a daughter, Lisa, who lives with her family in Cumming.