Flowery Branch Man Faces 300+ Child Exploitation Charges

Mario Javon LindseyPhoto byHall County Sheriff's Office

A Flowery Branch man arrested earlier this year on charges of sexual exploitation of children now faces hundreds of additional charges related to the possession of child sex abuse material (CSAM), the Hall County Sheriff’s Office says in a news release.

Mario Jovon Lindsey, 19, was initially arrested on April 9 following an investigation prompted by cyber tips from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.

At that time, following a search warrant executed at a residence on Parks Road, Lindsey was charged with three felony counts of sexual exploitation of children. He was released from the Hall County Jail on a bond of $8,850 on April 11.

The latest charges stem from the ongoing forensic processing of electronic devices seized from Lindsey’s residence in April, the sheriff’s office says. Investigators say they discovered an additional 300 images of young children engaged in sexually explicit activity on Lindsey’s laptop computer and cell phone.

Lindsey was booked at the Hall County Jail on the latest charges on Wednesday, August 14. He is being held without bond at this time.