Etowah County Man Indicted for Possession of Child Pornography

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – An Etowah County man has been indicted on child exploitation charges, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Crosby.

A one-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges Kevin James Xiques, 54, of Altoona, Alabama, with possession of child pornography. The incident allegedly occurred in December 2025, in Etowah County, Alabama. Xiques was arrested today at his residence in Altoona, Alabama.

If you suspect or become aware of possible sexual exploitation of a child, please contact law enforcement. Reports can 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 investigated the case.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel S. McBrayer is prosecuting the case.

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