
As a result of an ongoing investigation being conducted by Inv. Daniel Sanford of the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Department of Homeland Security, Michael Lance Brown, age 36, of a Cloudland, Georgia address, was arrested today (July 1, 2025) on charges related to manufacturing and distributing child pornography as well as videoing others without their consent.
The investigation revealed that Brown was manufacturing, uploading, and sending child pornography online. Brown was utilizing a hidden video recorder to obtain images.
1. Sexual Exploitation of children – Felony (6 counts)
2. Computer or Electronic Pornography and child exploitation – Felony (6 counts)
3. Unlawful eavesdropping or surveillance- Felony (11 counts)
4. Possession of eavesdropping device- Felony (2 counts)
5. Surreptitious recording of intimate parts- Felony (11 counts)
6. Transmission of photography or video depicting nudity or sexually explicit conduct of an adult – Felony (5 counts)
