Evan Marshall Young, 37, of Cumming, is in custody at the Hall County Jail on charges related to a two-year-old child sexual exploitation case.
On Tuesday, Young was transported from the Cherokee County Jail to the Hall County Jail to face felony charges of sexual exploitation of children (nine counts) and furnishing obscene material to a minor (one count). He is being held without bond.
“The Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO began its investigation of Young on May 16, 2024, after receiving a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) indicating an unsolicited obscene image had been sent to a 15-year-old girl,” sheriff’s office spokeswoman B.J. Williams said. “The phone number associated with the tip belonged to Young, a registered sex offender who was living in Hall County.
“At the time of the reported crime, Young was under the supervision of HCSO’s Sex Offender Registration and Tracking (SORT) Unit. The SORT Unit assumed responsibility for the investigation, confiscating electronic devices from Young’s residence and obtaining search warrants for the forensic processing of the devices.”
Williams said investigators located the nude image Young had sent to the teen girl via Snap Chat. “In addition, the forensic processing of the devices found two (2) videos and seven (7) photographs of minors involved in sexually explicit conduct. Warrants were issued for Young’s arrest on Aug. 27, 2024.”