Indictments Unsealed Charging Five Individuals with Sexual Exploitation of Children
PROJECT SAFE CHILHOOD
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. / Wednesday, July 15, 2026 – A federal grand jury has indicted five individuals on child-exploitation charges, announced U.S. Attorney Phillip W. Williams Jr.
The following defendants were indicted:
- A four-count indictment charges Gregory Alan Lee, 49, of Irondale, Alabama, with coercion and enticement of a minor, possession of child pornography, and solicitation of child pornography. The incidents occurred between September 2024, and November 2025, in Jefferson County, Alabama.
- A two-count indictment charges John Spencer Murphy, 65, of Huntsville, Alabama, with transportation and possession of child pornography. The incidents occurred in July 2025, and August 2025, in Madison County, Alabama.
- A five-count indictment charges Abigail Marie Roberts, 22, and Michael Clinton Chambers, 26, of Carrollton, Georgia, with conspiracy to engage in the sexual exploitation of children, conspiracy to receive and distribute child pornography, sexual exploitation of children, distribution of child pornography, and possession of child pornography. The incidents occurred in April 2026, in Franklin County, Alabama.
- A 13-count indictment charges Landon Chace Williams, 20, of Cherokee, Alabama with sexual exploitation of children, coercion and enticement of a minor, and possession of child pornography. The incidents occurred between June 2024 and February 2026 in Colbert County, Alabama.
If you suspect or become aware of possible sexual exploitation of a child, please contact law enforcement. Reports can be filed with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) or online at www.cybertipline.org.
The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
FBI investigated the cases along with the assistance of multiple other law enforcement agencies, including Department of Army Criminal Investigations Division, Homewood Police Department, Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Colbert County Sheriff’s Office, and Marshall County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorneys R. Leann White and Sara M. Judah are prosecuting the cases.
An indictment contains only charges. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Source: U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Alabama
