Young Girls Used In Porn By DeKalb Man: GBI

DECATUR, GA — A DeKalb County man is in jail after state authorities say he forced girls as young as 7 years old into child pornography.

Dectavious Thomas Moore, 35, of Lithonia, was charged Wednesday on multiple counts of sexually exploiting children. And the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is now seeking the public's help in identifying some of the girls.

According to the GBI, Moore had been arrested in September by sheriff's deputies in Newton County on a charge of enticing a child for indecent purposes. A search of his cellphone found images of child porn, the GBI says, and his home, on Kelly Street in Lithonia, was searched as a result.

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There, agents say they found evidence that the sexually explicit images on Moore's phone were produced at his home. He was arrested and charged in DeKalb County with two counts of child molestation, one count of aggravated sexual battery and one count of enticing a child for indecent purposes.

Additional charges against Moore are expected, the GBI said. He is being held in DeKalb County Jail.

Investigators believe somewhere between 6-8 girls were exploited by Moore. Three of them have been identified, the GBI said, and investigators are asking for the public's help identifying the others. The girls are believed to range in age from 7-14.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Georgia Bureau of Investigation at 404-270-8870 or to email Tips@gbi.ga.gov.

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