Viral Social Media Video Leads To Investigation, Arrest

BIRMINGHAM, AL — A social media video recorded from a mobile phone app led to the arrest of a man accused of electronic solicitation of a child. Montez Fann, 37, of Hoover was arrested Tuesday and is being held in Jefferson County Jail without bond.

Sgt. Rod Mauldin said The Birmingham Police Department was made aware of the video on Sunday, February 7.

"The Facebook video depicted a Facetime call involving a minor and an adult male," Mauldin said. "The video showed the adult male soliciting the minor to expose her body to him on the Facetime video. It was initially unknown where the offense occurred. On Monday, February 8, 2021 it was discovered incidents occurred within the city limits of Birmingham and Bessemer."

A police report was filed on Monday after detectives encouraged a family member to file an official police report, Mauldin said. A joint investigation was launched with the Birmingham Police Department Special Victims Unit and investigators with the Bessemer Police Department.

Fann was arrested for a probation violation by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.