Retired Air Force Major Indicted for Sexually Exploiting Several Children

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A retired Air Force Major has been indicted on charges involving the production and possession of child sexual abuse material, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Crosby.

A five-count indictment filed in the U.S. District Court charges Daniel Martin Brown, 63, of Leeds, Alabama, with four counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of child pornography. The incidents allegedly occurred between January 2014 and December 2025 in Jefferson County, Alabama.

If you suspect or become aware of a child being sexually abused or exploited, please contact law enforcement. To alert the FBI Birmingham Office, call 205-326-6166.  Reports can also be filed with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) or online at www.cybertipline.org.

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.

The FBI Birmingham Division investigated the case.  Assistant U.S. Attorney R. Leann White is prosecuting the case.

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