In a troubling case reported by Times Daily, a fast-food restaurant manager has been arrested following multiple allegations of sexual crimes involving minors. Garrett David Wilkins, a 38-year-old resident of Florence, was taken into custody last week and now faces an array of serious charges. These include six counts of producing child pornography involving a minor, six counts of possessing child pornography, and two counts of sending obscene materials to a minor. Additionally, he is charged with second-degree sexual abuse, enticing a minor to enter a vehicle or residence for immoral purposes, and electronic solicitation of a child, as detailed in court documents.
The allegations center around a 15-year-old employee at the restaurant, who is reportedly the victim in this case. The investigation began when a member of the county’s Department of Human Resources alerted a detective from the Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office after receiving two separate reports that suggested inappropriate sexual conduct had occurred between Wilkins and the minor at the restaurant in Florence. Following these reports, law enforcement acted swiftly, leading to Wilkins’ arrest. He is currently being held at the Lauderdale County Detention Center, with a bond set at an alarming $606,000.
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