Tag: sex crime

On Wednesday September 20, 2023, the Dothan Police Department was notified of an adult male who was attempting to solicit a minor for sexual purposes in exchange for money by means of electronic communication. Criminal Investigators quickly began an investigation and discovered these facts to be true. While the individual was on his way to meet who he believed to be a minor, he was taken into custody without incident. The individual was identified as Jim Lee Smith of Dothan. Smith has been charged with one count of Human Trafficking First Degree, one count of Traveling to meet a Child for an Unlawful Sex Act, and one count of Transmitting Obscene Material to a Child by Computer. He is currently being held in the Houston County Jail with no bond.

In June of 2023, it was reported to the Dothan Police Department of possible sexual contact with a child by an adult male that occurred in the city limits of Dothan. An investigation began and at the conclusion, an arrest warrant was obtained for Sexual Abuse of a Child less than 12 years old on 38-year-old Avery Lerenzo Sanders of Dothan. Sanders was arrested on the warrant on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. His bond was set at $30,000.00. Due to the sensitive nature of this case, no further information will be released.

On April 27, 2023, the Dothan Police Department began investigating a reported sexual abuse of a child that occurred around the end of 2022 in the 200 block of Crossing Lane. At the conclusion of the investigation, a warrant was obtained for Sexual Abuse of a Child less than 12 Years Old on Carols Camonchos Miller, 41 years old of Headland. Miller was arrested on the outstanding warrant on May 21, 2023, and booked in the Houston County Jail. His bond was set at $30,000.00. Due to the sensitive nature of this case, no further information will be released.

Thursday night, February 23, 2023, Dothan Police were called to a local hospital to meet with a sexual assault victim. An investigation into the allegations was conducted and a search warrant was conducted at the location of the crime in which possible evidence was collected. As a result of the investigation, the suspect, 36 year old Ryan Harold Barber of Dothan was arrested and charged with one count of Rape First Degree. He is being held in the Houston County Jail with no bond at this time.

On February 6, 2023, the Dothan Police Department began investigating a possible sexual abuse case involving a juvenile victim under the age of 16. As a result of the investigation, the suspect, 31 year old Clinton Dale Hillman of Dothan, was arrested on Sunday February 12, 2023, and charged with three counts of Sexual Torture. The crimes are alleged to have been committed in January of 2022. His bond was set at $180,000.00.

Due to the nature of this case and the Alabama Juvenile Privacy Laws, no further information will be released.