ROSWELL, Ga. — The Roswell Police Department announced Feb. 6 that its Internet Crimes Against Children Unit has arrested 59-year-old Allen Wade of Atlanta on multiple charges, including child molestation.
Wade is a registered sex offender through Georgia, convicted in 2003 of using a facility or means of interstate commerce to entice a child to engage in sexual activity.
Detectives began an investigation into Wade Nov. 9 stemming from undercover contact with him in an online chatroom environment. Over the next several months, Wade allegedly engaged in illicit conversations with an individual whom he believed to be the adult mother of a 9-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl. During these conversations, Wade allegedly made arrangements to meet, and on Jan. 23, traveled from his home in Atlanta to the Roswell area with the intention of committing sexual acts on both children.
Wade was met by Roswell police officers and arrested. He was transported to the Fulton County Jail and charged with three counts of child molestation; electronically furnishing obscene material to minors; using a computer service to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a child to commit illegal acts; two counts of aggravated sodomy; and obscene internet contact with a child.
Detectives later executed a search warrant at Wade’s Atlanta home, where multiple electronic items were seized. Child sexual abuse material was reportedly found in a review of the items, and additional charges are pending, police said.
Feb. 6 is “Safer Internet Day,” an ICAC Task Force initiative committed to ensuring a better internet for all. The Roswell Police Department reminds parents to be intentional -and present in maintaining the online safety of their children.
– Amber Perry
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