Cybertip leads to arrest of 41-year-old woman for child pornography and sexual assault

The following is from a press release issued on August 27, 2024 by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation:

PIERCE COUNTY, Ga. – On Friday, August 23, 2024, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit arrested and charged Brandy Gill, age 41, of Patterson, Pierce County, GA, with 4 counts of Child Sexual Exploitation and 2 counts of Child Abuse in Pierce County, Georgia.

The GBI CEACC unit launched an investigation into Gill’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 sexual abuse material.

This investigation led to a search warrant being executed at Gill’s home and her subsequent arrest. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office assisted the GBI CEACC unit in executing the search warrant. Gill was booked into the Pierce County Jail.

This investigation is part of the ongoing efforts of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, which is part of the GBI’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit, to identify those involved in the trafficking of child pornography.

The ICAC program, established by the U.S. Department of Justice, was developed in response to the increasing number of children and teenagers using the Internet, the distribution of child abuse material, and the increased online activity of child molesters 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.