Suspect Arrested After Explicit Images of Children Found For Sale on Social Media

Jul 12, 2024 at 11:40 am by WGNS News

Photo of Alvaro Martinez Jr. Released by Metro PD

DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN - In neighboring Nashville, a months long investigation by the Metro Special Victims Division detectives led to Thursday's arrest of Alvaro Martinez Jr. on two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor after tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children prompted an investigation into explicit materials being sold online through multiple Twitter (X) accounts.

During a voluntary interview with SVD detectives, 20-year-old Martinez admitted to owning the accounts to sell pornography, according to a release from the Nashville Metro Police Department. A subsequent search of his phone led to the recovery of images seen online.

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Martinez was taken into custody without incident this afternoon on Old Hickory Boulevard in Antioch. He is currently jailed in lieu of $70,000 bond.

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