West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force

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.

The former mayor of a west Alabama town is now accused of creating child pornography as well as possessing thousands of illegal photos and videos.

The former mayor of Lake View possessed thousands of illegal photos and videos depicting child pornography, according to a new court document filed Thursday.

A Northport man was arrested Wednesday and charged with 10 felonies related to child pornography, police said. Captain Phil Simpson, the commander of the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force, said they collaborated with the Northport Police Department to arrest 34-year-old Casey Lee Kirkman Wednesday on charges related to child sexual abuse material. ...

A Nashville man has been arrested and jailed in Tuscaloosa after he allegedly coerced a local minor into sending him explicit photos and videos.

Agents and investigators in Tuscaloosa made three dozen arrests recently during a human trafficking investigation and a separate undercover prostitution bust, police report.

A Tuscaloosa man was charged with human trafficking Tuesday after an unrelated case brought investigators to a local hotel.

A registered sex offender from Los Angeles has been charged with a brace of felonies in Tuscaloosa, where police accuse him of human trafficking, soliciting pornography from a child and more.

A Tuscaloosa man was arrested and jailed Tuesday after a search of his residence allegedly yielded illegal child pornography.

An undercover operation targeting men soliciting minors for sex acts yielded five arrests, police in Tuscaloosa announced Monday.