Cobb County Men Arrested in Child Porn Bust

Three Cobb County men were among 18 Georgia residents who were arrested and charged with crimes related to possessing or distributing child pornography at the end of a three-month GBI investigation, the bureau said.

Tyler Kauffman, 23 and Isidro Delibrado, 49 of Marietta and Matthew Payton, 32 of Smyrna were taken into custody at the conclusion of “Operation Secret Guardian,” an investigation which targeted Georgians who possessed, produced, or distributed images of child pornography using the internet, the GBI said.

The GBI said that 32 other state and federal law enforcement agencies cooperated with them during the investigation, which culminated in the execution of 24 search warrants across 16 counties on Wednesday.

Agents said that 69 digital devices were examined and 232 digital devices were seized during the course of the investigation.

“The investigators who work child exploitation cases are some of the most dedicated law enforcement officers there are, despite the psychological toll this type of investigation exacts on them,” Georgia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Commander and GBI Special Agent in Charge Debbie Garner said in a statement.

The GBI said that the following Georgians were arrested and charged with violating the Computer Pornography and Child Exploitation Prevention Act of 2007 as a result of Operation Secret Guardia:

1. Earl Benson, age 68, Dawsonville, GA, contract employee
2. Joseph Brantley - age 59, Waynesboro, GA, auto parts store employee
3. Jeremy Converse - age 37, Dallas, GA, tow truck driver
4. Casilvo Valdivi Crisanto - age 42, Glynn County, fast food restaurant worker
5. Isidro Delibrado - age 49, Marietta, GA, flooring installer
6. Richard Ellis Ford - age 42, Rossville, GA, fast food worker
7. Jaco Armani Griggs - age 29, Covington, GA, unemployed/disabled
8. Tyler Kauffman - age 23 Marietta, GA, unknown
9. Jason Kingry - age 43, Atlanta, GA, construction worker
10. Bobby Justin Lynn - age 29, Buford, GA, retail worker
11. Uriah McCullers – age 37, Bethlehem, GA, Deputy
12. Julio Gomez Munoz – age 28, Roswell, GA, restaurant worker
13. Samuel Oh - age 30, Hinesville, GA, military personnel
14. Juan Cesar Olvera - age 38, Athens, GA, restaurant worker
15. Matthew Payton - age 32, Smyrna, GA, fast food worker
16. Christopher Rinker – age 46, Hamilton, GA, LAN engineer
17. David Christopher Sammons - age 29, Eatonton, GA, aerospace company employee
18. Colby Harrison Waldroup - age 23, Monroe, GA, unknown

Additional arrest warrants have been issued and other arrests may occur after analysis of seized digital devices, the bureau said.