Man Arraigned in Federal Court on Multiple Charges of Sexual Exploitation of Children

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – An Etowah County man has been arraigned in federal court on multiple child sexual exploitation charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Homeland Security Investigations Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Steven N. Schrank.

A four-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges Kevin Glenn Golden, 58, of Altoona, Alabama, with three counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of child pornography.

According to the indictment, on various dates between September 2022 and August 2023, Golden coerced a minor child to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual depiction of that conduct.  From September 2022 to March 2024, Golden possessed child pornography.

The maximum penalty for a sexual exploitation conviction is 30 years in prison.  The maximum penalty for a child pornography conviction is 10 years in prison.

Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case with substantial assistance from HSI Harrisonburg, VA, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Huntsville Police Department, Etowah County Sheriff’s Office, and Gadsden Police Department.  Assistant United States Attorney R. Leann White is prosecuting the case.

The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.  Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, and to identify and rescue victims.  For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

An indictment contains only charges.  A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.