According to information from Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin, a 45 year old resident of Attalla, has been charged with one count of the Sexual Abuse of a Child less than 12 Years of Age and one count of Sodomy 1st Degree; both felonies. Rodney Ray Whitmore allegedly sexually abused a female victim over a period of several months in different locations.
An investigation was immediately launched after law enforcement was notified by a middle school administrator.
Whitmore is currently being held in the Etowah County Detention Center, on a cash bond of $100,000.
The Etowah County Sheriff’s Office thanked the James M. Barrie Center, and Etowah County DHR, for their assistance in the investigation.