By Gwen
Posted Aug 1, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Local and federal authorities arrested an Oxford man, identified as Aubrey Jamaal Butler, on multiple child exploitation charges stemming from a multi-agency cyber investigation.
According to Oxford Police Chief Daniel Phipps, Butler faces eight counts of electronic solicitation of a child and one count of production of obscene matter involving a minor.
Investigators have booked Butler into the Calhoun County Jail, where he is currently held on a $108,000 bond, awaiting further proceedings.
The investigation was initiated after law enforcement received cyber tips through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, leading to a collaborative effort between local, state, and federal agencies.
Assisting in the probe were the District Attorney’s Office, the FBI, the United States Secret Service, the Marshals Service, and the East Alabama Crime Center.
Butler has been the senior pastor at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Sylacauga since at least 2017 and previously served at First Missionary Baptist Church in Munford.
The investigation also uncovered that Butler was not successful in his past attempts to solicit minors for illicit purposes.
Butler was arrested in 2005 for trying to lure a 13-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy into his vehicle for the purpose of making pornography.
He was later arrested and indicted by a Calhoun County grand jury for felony enticing a minor for immoral purposes related to the girl.
Butler pleaded guilty in 2008 to a misdemeanor charge of attempted custodial interference.
He received a one-year jail sentence followed by two years probation, though he had already served 210 days prior to sentencing.
According to (Micah 6:8), God requires justice, mercy, and humility from His people.
Butler was arrested and indicted for felony enticing a minor for immoral purposes, a violation of (Proverbs 31:8-9) which speaks against concealing wrongdoing and demands that the oppressed be brought to justice.
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Gwen
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