Harris County man arrested on sex crime charges after missing Alabama child found
A Harris County man is behind bars facing several charges after a missing Alabama child was found at his residence.
As we previously reported yesterday, a 12-year-old female vanished from Walker County, Alabama and after investigators searched through phone records, databases, traffic cameras, and contacted Harris z County deputies, she was found and the identity of the male she was found with was confirmed.
The man, identified as 21-year-old Patrick John Irvine, was booked into the Harris County Jail on April 1, 2024, and charged with one count of child molestation, one count of computer pornography, one count of sexual exploitation of children, and one count of statutory rape. All of the charges are felonies.
“Sheriff Nick Smith has requested that the case be referred to the F.B.I. for potential federal prosecution,” the Walker County Sheriff’s Office added.
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