Sexual Abuse/Sodomy Arrest
(Etowah County, Alabama) An Etowah County man was arrested Thursday, September 24, and charged in connection to sexual abuse of a minor, according to Sheriff Todd Entrekin.
“Rodney Ray Whitmore, 45, of Attalla, is charged with one count of sexual abuse of a child less than 12 years old and one count of first degree sodomy, both are felonies,” investigator Brandi Fuller said.
Whitmore allegedly sexually abused a female victim over a period of several months in various locations. The case against the suspect came about when the abuse was reported by a middle school administrator.
He is currently being detained in the Etowah County Detention Center on $100,000 cash bond.
Special thanks to the James M. Barrie Center and Etowah County DHR for their help in the investigation.
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Gadsden, AL 35901
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