An Alto man is out on bond after his arrest last week on two counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of harassing communication.
According to records from the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office, Samuel Ethan Bradford, 20 of Alto, had allegedly been in communication with a 16-year-old girl through text and social media platforms including Snapchat, Skype and others. During those communications, the HCSO says the teenage girl may have shared nude photos with Bradford.
The mother of the 16-year-old girl reportedly intervened with their communications due to concerns about Bradford’s intentions, as well as the content of the communications between the two. HCSO records state that the mother felt “uneasy” about the way they were communicating and that the age difference was concerning to her.
The mother reached out to the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 28 after Bradford allegedly began sending harassing messages to herself and her daughter, and creating new social media accounts to hide the communications. The mother also alleges that Bradford threatened to share nude photos of the girl by saying the images “will go public somehow.”
The HCSO says the mother is concerned for her daughter’s safety and well-being. Bradford was arrested by HCSO Investigator Eric Newcomb on Wednesday, March 9. He was released on a $7,800 bond on Friday, March 11.
