Tuscaloosa Task Force Arrests 8 Accused of Seeking Sex With Minors

An investigative task force in the Tuscaloosa area has arrested eight people who reportedly sought to arrange sex with children during a recent undercover operation.

Captain Phil Simpson, the commander of the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force, said they collaborated with the Tuscaloosa Police Department, the University of Alabama Police Department, the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, the Northport Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Brookwood Police Department and the nonprofit Trafficking Hope to conduct the investigation over the course of two weeks.

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So far, eight men have been arrested and charged with traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act and Simpson said more arrests are expected.

• Lavorian Mobley, 19, of Tuscaloosa, was charged with traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act, transmitting obscene material to a child by computer and electronic solicitation of a child.
• Gregg Lee Thomas, 48, of Tuscaloosa, was charged with traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act and electronic solicitation of a child.
• Jalan Lewis,30, of Tuscaloosa, was charged with traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act and electronic solicitation of a child.
• Kenneth Dylan Williams, 38, of Gallion, was charged with traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act, electronic solicitation of a child and tax stamp required.
• Isaac Essex, 29, of Marion, was charged with traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act and electronic solicitation of a child.
• Kristopher Austin McCracken, 28, of Northport, was charged with traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act, electronic solicitation of a child and transmitting obscene material to a child by computer.
• Fletcher Williams, 69, of Tuscaloosa, was charged with traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act and electronic solicitation of a child.
• Efrain Rojo, 25, of Tuscaloosa, was charged with traveling to meet a minor for an unlawful sex act and electronic solicitation of a child.

For updates on the investigation as more are provided, stay connected to the Tuscaloosa Thread.