An East Cobb man arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a child is one of 76 people rounded up in Georgia and seven other Southeastern states this week in a sweeping investigation conducted by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and other state, local and federal agencies.
Andrew C. Orr, 34, was arrested by Cobb Police Wednesday and taken to the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, according to the Cobb Sheriff’s Office, which listed his address as being on Creekstone Way in Indian Hills.
Orr is identified by the GBI as a part-time freighter.
Cobb Sheriff’s Office records indicate that Orr has been charged with one felony count of sexual exploitation of a child, and one felony count of using a computer service to entice a child to commit an illegal act, and that he was released Thursday after posting a $25,000 bond.
In a press release, the GBI said 13 children were rescued or identified as victims of child exploitation as a result of the investigation.
A warrant was issued for Orr’s arrest as Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces in Georgia and other states conducted “Operation Southern Impact II.” It’s a four-month investigation of allegations of possession and distribution of child pornography and sexual exploitation of children using the Internet.
A total of 34 people were arrested in Georgia, and those charged in all range in age from 17 to 72, the GBI said. Cobb and Marietta police were among the more than 200 law enforcement agencies participating in the investigation in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The GBI said more arrests are likely.
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