Henry Dewey Loyd / Cullman County Sheriff's Office
CULLMAN – Cullman County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) investigators today arrested Henry Dewey Loyd, 44, of Cullman on multiple charges of sexual child abuse.
Following a three-month long investigation by the CCSO, investigators discovered that Loyd was targeting someone with whom he was familiar. Loyd allegedly used social media and arranged to meet the juvenile for an unlawful act. According to the sheriff's office, the victim came forward to CCSO investigators after the incident took place.
Investigators then obtained warrants for the suspect's arrest from the Cullman County District Attorney's office. Loyd was arrested and charged with second-degree rape, second-degree sodomy, traveling to meet a child for an unlawful act, electronic solicitation of a child and transmitting obscene material to a minor. All of these charges are felonies.
Loyd is being held in the Cullman County Detention Center on a $180,000 cash bond.
“I would like to make all parents aware that social media like Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, etc. have their good points; however, sexual predators are constantly on them as well trying to entice your children. I can in the strongest terms recommend to parents to check your children’s social media pages and private messages to see who they are speaking with because the predators are constantly looking for victims,” said Sheriff Matt Gentry. “I would also like to thank our investigators for the job they did on this case.”
Due to the graphic nature of the crime, no further details will be released.
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