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MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (BFMG) — A Mobile County woman has been arrested following an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation that began with a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said that on March 3, 2026, the MCSO Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, along with MCSO Special Operations, executed a search warrant at a residence on Knollwood Drive involving Kiara Nicole Ford.
Following the search and subsequent investigation, Ford was arrested and charged with five counts of unlawful possession of child pornography and five counts of dissemination of child pornography, authorities said.
Officials noted that the ICAC Task Force Program is a national network of 61 coordinated task forces representing more than 5,400 federal, state and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies dedicated to investigating, prosecuting and developing effective responses to internet crimes against children. They said a core part of the program’s mission is to educate the public through awareness and prevention efforts focused on protecting children from online exploitation
