ALBERTVILLE, Ala. – Prosecutors say a man has been charged with sexual abuse of a 4-year-old child after an investigation that began nearly a year ago.
The Gadsden Times reported Friday the Marshall County District Attorney’s Office says 30-year-old Adam Wayne Sparks has been charged with sexual abuse of a child less than 12 and torture-willful abuse of a child.
Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Bray says police were called when two children were spotted playing in a roadway naked and unsupervised in an Albertville neighborhood in December. The children were interviewed at the Children’s Advocacy Center after police did a welfare check during the investigation.
Bray says the 4-year-old child disclosed information that led to Sparks’ arrest.
Sparks is being held at the Marshall County jail. It’s unclear whether Sparks has an attorney.