TOOMBS COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) – A Vidalia man was arrested and charged with one count of sexual exploitation of children, announced the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) on Thursday. Stewart Jon Reaves, 33, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 19, and booked into the Toombs County Jail. His bond was set at $10,000. The GBI’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit first began investigating Reaves in April 2025 after getting a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). The NCMEC reported potential online possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material. The Vidalia Police Department also helped with this investigation. The GBI said this investigation is part of an ongoing push by their Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force to find people involved in trading child sexual abuse material. The program was created by the U.S. Department of Justice in response to the increasing number of children and teens using the Internet, the growth of child sexual abuse material and the increasing online presence of predators trying to get in contact with underage victims. Anyone with information about other cases of child exploitation can contact the GBI CEACC Unit at 404-270-8870 or submit a tip via the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children CyberTipline at Cybertipline.org. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online here or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.…
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