Ft. Gordon Cyber Center Employee Accused of Sexual Exploitation of Children
Man in Custody for Arranging to Meet Juvenile for Sex in Grovetown
A Columbia County man was arrested earlier this week on one count of sexual exploitation of children after an investigation into his online activity.
Forty-eight-year-old Robert Collins III, who is employed by the Cyber Center of Excellence at Fort Gordon, was taken into custody February 8 at his home on Arden Way.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the alleged incident occurred February 2. Collins is accused of uploading child sexual abuse material to an electronic device. A search warrant was served at Collins’ home February 8 and he was taken into custody without incident. Collins has been charged with one felony count of sexual exploitation of children. He’s being held at the Columbia County Detention Center.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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