Retired Minister Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
| Federal Bureau of Investigation February 24, 2011 |
ATLANTA—Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Lamkin, on behalf of the FBI’s Innocent Images Task Force and the GBI’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, announces the following arrest at Smyrna, Georgia:
Albert Turnell, Jr., 71 years old, a retired minister residing in Smyrna, Georgia, was arrested without incident this morning, February 24, 201, at his residence by FBI agents and task force officers, with the assistance of the Smyrna Police Department as well.
Turnell is being charged federally with possession and distribution of child pornography. He will appear in front of a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Atlanta later today for his initial appearance.
The public should be reminded that the above are mere allegations and that all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.