(DOTHAN, Ala.) On November 12, 2026, the Dothan Police Department arrested and charged Kevin John Long (25) of Dothan with 20 counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material. The investigation started with a cybertip sent to the Dothan Police Department from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). According to NCMEC, child sexual abuse material was shared and possessed by a person in the Dothan area through the popular messaging application, Discord.
Investigators immediately sent court orders to obtain necessary information to identify the location of the device. Investigators were able to identify Long as the person who was accessing the material at the dates and times described in the tip. A search warrant was obtained for a residence in the 1500 block of Oak Drive. During the search warrant, Long was arrested and media devices were seized for forensic examination.
Long has been charged with 20 counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material. Long was booked into the Houston County Jail and is being held without bond. More charges are possible after examination of Long’s media devices.
-Chief William E. Benny
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