A federal grand jury has indicted five individuals on child-exploitation charges, U.S. Attorney Phillip W. Williams Jr. announced on July 15 in Huntsville, Alabama.
The indictments include Gregory Alan Lee of Irondale, charged with coercion and enticement of a minor, possession of child pornography, and solicitation of child pornography for incidents between September 2024 and November 2025 in Jefferson County; John Spencer Murphy of Huntsville, charged with transportation and possession of child pornography for incidents in July and August 2025 in Madison County; Abigail Marie Roberts and Michael Clinton Chambers of Carrollton, Georgia, jointly charged with conspiracy to engage in the sexual exploitation of children and related offenses for incidents in April 2026 in Franklin County; and Landon Chace Williams of Cherokee, charged with sexual exploitation of children and related crimes for incidents between June 2024 and February 2026 in Colbert County.
Williams Jr. said the case is part of Project Safe Childhood: “Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet and to identify and rescue victims.” He also urged anyone suspecting or aware of possible sexual exploitation to contact law enforcement or file reports online at www.cybertipline.org.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated these cases along with assistance from several agencies including Department of Army Criminal Investigations Division; Homewood Police Department; Madison County Sheriff’s Office; Franklin County Sheriff’s Office; Colbert County Sheriff’s Office; and Marshall County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorneys R. Leann White and Sara M. Judah are prosecuting the cases.
An indictment contains only charges. A defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama advances community safety through public engagement initiatives, serves more than 2.8 million people across 31 counties including Birmingham and Huntsville facilities, prosecutes federal crimes such as those described above while defending the United States in civil cases as part of the Department of Justice, according to its official website.