The Athens-Clarke County Police Department (ACCPD) arrested Christopher Flick, 38, with one count of obscene internet contact with a minor on Monday according to an ACCPD press release. ACCPD received a warrant and searched his home on Tuesday.
The investigation by ACCPD’s Special Victims Unit (SVU) began earlier this year, alongside the Dale County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama. Flick’s online activity was investigated regarding the possible exploitation of a minor. The investigation led to Flick’s arrest, where was booked into Clarke County Jail.
The investigation is currently ongoing. Anyone with further information regarding the case can contact Detective Dara Shapland at dara.shapland@accgov.com or 762-400-7198.
The United States Secret Service and Barrow County Sheriff’s Office electronic detection (ESD) K9 played a role in the investigation. The investigation is part of an ongoing effort by the ACCPD’s SVU, a member of the Georgia Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.
Anyone with information about other cases of child exploitation is asked to contact the GBI CEACC Unit at 404-270-8870 or submit a tip via the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children CyberTipline at Cybertipline.org. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-8477, online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.