JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WDNews) — An Alabama man facing multiple child sex charges has been granted a total bond of $2.62 million, according to Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office inmate records.
Michael Andrew Dewoody, 42, of Pinson, was booked into the Jefferson County Jail on June 17 as a pretrial inmate. Jail records show bond was set on 10 felony charges, including first-degree rape involving a victim under 12, rape by force, first- and second-degree sodomy, sex torture involving a child younger than 12, sexual abuse of a child younger than 12, and first- and second-degree sexual abuse.
The charges stem from an investigation that began in Blount County, about a three-hour drive north of the Wiregrass. In a March news release, the Blount County Sheriff’s Office announced Dewoody’s arrest on charges including facilitating travel for child sex, traveling to meet a child for sex, electronic solicitation of a child, transmitting obscene material to a child, and second-degree sexual abuse.
According to investigators, Dewoody is accused of engaging in sexual acts with a child under the age of 17.
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office said, “Investigators are asking anyone who may have had inappropriate contact with Dewoody, or who may have information relevant to this investigation, to come forward.”
The sheriff’s office also stated, “Investigators believe there may be additional victims or individuals with information who have not yet spoken with law enforcement.”
The Jefferson County case remains pending, and no court date was listed in jail records as of publication. Dewoody is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
Anyone with information regarding this case, or who believes they may have been a victim of Dewoody or have information that could assist investigators, is urged to contact the Blount County Sheriff’s Office at (205) 625-4127.
