Canton Man Charged With 50 Counts of Child Sex Exploitation

CANTON, GA — Investigators with the Cherokee Sheriff's Office have charged a Canton resident with dozens of counts of child sexual exploitation.

Detectives with the agency's Internet Crimes Against Children arrested Dwight Gregory Watson, 43, and charged him with 50 counts of sexual exploitation of children, said sheriff's office spokesperson Lt. Jay Baker.

Baker said the arrest followed the execution of a search warrant Wednesday at Watson's home in Canton.

State ICAC investigators describe Watson as "one of the most active child porn consumers in the state of Georgia," the sheriff's office said.

While his computers are still being analyzed, investigators have observed tens of thousands of “files of interest” containing images and videos, Baker stated.

Watson was transported to the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center.

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