GBI Charges Two With Sexual Exploitation of Children

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested two Northeast Georgia men in connection with the sexual exploitation of children.

On Tuesday, agents with the GBI’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit arrested 22-year-old Damion Jackson McCluskey of Banks County and 74-year-old Gerald Glen Fleming of Oconee County, Georgia in separate cases.

The GBI CEACC Unit began an investigation into McCluskey’s online activity after receiving a Cyber Tipline Report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding
the possible online possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material.

This investigation led to a search warrant executed at McCluskey’s Banks County home on Tuesday. November 7, 2023.

During the search, numerous electronic devices were seized and processed on scene by GBI digital forensic investigators.

Assisted by the Banks County Sheriff’s Office, the GBI investigation revealed evidence that McCluskey allegedly possessed and distributed child sexual abuse material.

Also on Tuesday, agents with the GBI’s CEACC Unit and the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged Gerald Glen Fleming with ten counts of sexual exploitation of children.

The GBI CEACC Unit began an investigation into Fleming’s online activity after receiving a Cyber Tipline Report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding the possible online possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material.

This investigation led to a search warrant executed at Fleming’s Oconee County home on Tuesday.

During the search numerous electronic devices were seized and processed on scene by GBI digital forensic investigators.

The GBI says the search revealed evidence that Fleming possessed and distributed child sexual abuse material.

Fleming was arrested and booked into the Oconee County jail.

Both investigations and subsequent arrests were part of the ongoing effort by the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, housed within the GBI’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit, to identify those involved in the trade of child sexual abuse material.