Lee County man arrested on additional child pornography charges
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- Opelika man arrested November 6, 2026 on two counts of possession of child pornography charges.
- Same man previously arrested September 25, 2026 for alleged sexual abuse of a juvenile in Opelika.
A 35-year-old Opelika man previously arrested on charges involving the alleged sexual abuse of a juvenile is now facing additional charges, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office announced that Sylvester Emmitt Brown, 35, of Opelika, was arrested on November 6, 2026, and charged with two counts of possession of child pornography.
Brown was previously arrested on September 25, 2026, following an investigation into the reported sexual abuse of a juvenile.
According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, an investigator with the Thomas County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia reported the alleged abuse on September 15. Investigators determined that the reported incident occurred in the 200 block of Lee Road 446 in Opelika, within Lee County.
Following the investigation, Brown was charged with one count of enticing a child for immoral purposes and one count of sexual abuse in the second degree. At the time of that arrest, he was being held in the Lee County Detention Center on a $20,000 bond.
The sheriff’s office has not released additional details regarding the November 6 arrest or whether the latest charges are connected to the original investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at (334) 749-5651 or dial 911.
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