Hall County Man Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography

HALL COUNTY, Georgia – Hall County Sheriff's Office investigators have issued arrest warrants for a Hall County man accused of possessing and sharing multiple child sexual abuse material (CSAM) videos earlier this year.

Blake Lawrence Edwards, 32, a resident of Walnut Grove Way in northern Hall County, faces 108 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Those charges include two counts of distributing two CSAM videos via a peer-to-peer file-sharing platform and 106 counts of possessing CSAM videos on two external hard drives found at his home.

The investigation into Edwards began in March, when authorities became aware of his online activities, including sharing videos of child sexual abuse. On May 14, investigators executed search warrants at his home, seizing several electronic devices, including the hard drives containing the illegal content. Edwards was not at the home during the search.

Authorities said there was no evidence to suggest that images of sexual abuse were produced locally.

Edwards was arrested last Friday in Hall County. He is currently being held in the Hall County Jail without bail.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Hall County Dispatch at 770-536-8812.