GBI Arrests Kingsland Man in Sexual Exploitation of Children Investigation

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Kingsland, Camden County, GA (November 3, 2026) – The GBI has arrested and charged Nathan Gwaltney, age 29, of Kingsland, GA, with one count of Sexual Exploitation of Children. Gwaltney is employed as a police officer with the Coastal Pines Technical College Police Dept. (CPTCPD).

    In September of 2026, the GBI’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes (CEACC) Unit began an investigation into Gwaltney’s online activity after receiving a Cyber Tipline Report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) regarding the possible online possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material. This investigation led to Gwaltney’s arrest. The charges are not related to contact with any Coastal Pines Technical College students.

Gwaltney was arrested on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, and booked into the Camden County Jail.

The Kingsland Police Department and the Coastal Pines Technical College Police Department assisted with the investigation.

    This investigation is part of the ongoing efforts by the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, housed within the GBI’s Child Exploitation and Computer Crimes Unit, to identify those involved in the trade of child sexual abuse material. The ICAC Program, created by the U.S. Department of Justice, was developed in response to the increasing number of children and teenagers using the internet, the proliferation of child sexual abuse material, and the heightened online activity by predators searching for unsupervised contact with underage victims.

    Anyone with information about other cases of child exploitation is asked to contact the Georgia Bureau of Investigation CEACC Unit at 404-270-8870 or submit a tip via the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children CyberTipline at Cybertipline.org. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app.

Contact

Special Agent in Charge Brian Johnston

Brian.Johnston@gbi.ga.gov

Co-Editor’s Note:

Gwaltney worked for the Charlton County Sheriff’s Department from 2020 until 2023 then was with the Folkston Police Department from 2023 until 2024.