February 18, 2026

Four Alabama Teachers Charged With Child Sex Crimes

By Rick McCann
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

February 18, 2026

PICKENS COUNTY, Ala. Four teachers in a small county in Alabama have all been charged with child sex crimes, a disturbing fact, said James Turner, a retired police officer.

On Tuesday, police charged a fourth-grade teacher identified as Lakethia Wilkins, on charges of child pornography and using her position for personal gain.
The Aliceville Elementary School teacher’s arrest is the fourth teacher arrested in Pickens County in 2026.

Wilkins’ arrest is just the latest in a series involving four different teachers facing charges related to the abuse of minors.

Information and multiple investigations by local law enforcement have led to arrests that have completely shocked residents in this county.

One of the most shocking arrests was that of an Aliceville High School teacher and the pastor at the First Baptist Church of Aliceville.
Police have charged 58-year-old Winston Bishop, on Monday afternoon on charges of solicitation of child pornography, possession of child pornography, illegal distribution of a controlled substance, and providing drugs to a minor.

A third Pickens County educator, 28-year-old Antavious Belgrave, a social studies teacher at Aliceville High School, has also been arrested by the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office.

He also remains in the Pickens County Jail on a $1 million bond. He was arrested on February 6th and charged with felony indecent exposure, three counts of sexual misconduct, three counts of ethics violations, three counts of failure to report child abuse, and three counts of felony distributing a private image.

Turner says that these types of crimes can often go unnoticed in rural communities and that local law enforcement depends on the community to be their eyes and ears.

Those three arrests followed the January 30 arrest of 41-year-old Aliceville High School math teacher Roderick Granger.

Granger was arrested by the Aliceville Police Department following what police described as a “proactive and ongoing investigation” conducted in coordination with the 24th Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Investigation Division.

“The Aliceville Police Department remains committed to protecting the innocent and ensuring justice for victims. The public is reminded that sharing, downloading, or viewing such material is a serious felony offense.”

Granger was charged with possession of child sex abuse material, dissemination of child sex abuse material, solicitation of child sex abuse material, failure to report child abuse, and an ethics violation. He remains in Pickens County Jail under a $1 million bond.