Former Gwinnett, Auburn Football Standout Charged With Child Porn

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA — A former Gwinnett County and Auburn football standout spent Christmas in jail after being arrested on felony child pornography charges, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Brad Lester, 32, was once a star running back at Lilburn’s Parkview High School and played for Auburn University from 2004 to 2008. He remains in jail after being charged Nov. 6 with unlawful eavesdropping or surveillance and creating or possessing child pornography with the intent to distribute, both felonies.

According to arrest warrants obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Lester’s arrest was at a Dacula-area restaurant. Lester was allegedly at the restaurant on Braselton Highway when he used his cellphone to surreptitiously film a juvenile male in a bathroom stall.

For more details, see The Atlanta Journal-Constitution article.

In 2012, Lester spoke to Patch about his training facility in Lilburn, his days as a football star and his outlook on the future.

At the time, the Parkview High graduate had just opened a 7,000-square-foot Athletes Elite Performance center in Lilburn.

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