The Georgia Bureau of Investigation recently arrested a man from Jasper on charges of sexual exploitation of children.
The GBI said they began investigating James Arthur Puddick, 29 after they received a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding the possible online possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material.
The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office, GBI Special Operations Unit and Homeland Security Investigations assisted with the investigation and arrest.
Puddick was booked into the Pickens County Jail and remains there with no bond.
Anyone with information about other cases of child exploitation is asked to contact the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit at 404-270-8870 or report 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 at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.
