Tip Leads Mobile Deputies to Arrest Man on 5 Counts of Receiving Child Pornography
By Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News
April 11, 2026
MOBILE COUNTY, AL. In the month of March 2026, detectives with the Mobile County Sheriff’s office ICAC unit received a Cyber Tip from Google.
The tip notified law enforcement about a person receiving child pornography.
Detectives were able to identify Walter Rainey as the suspect.
Rainey is a convicted child sex offender.
He was convicted of one count of the attempted sexual abuse of a child less than 12 in 2025.
On April 9, 2026, detectives were able to locate and arrest Rainey on 5 counts of unlawful possession of child pornography.
The case will also be presented to the US District Attorney’s Office for federal prosecution.
ICAC, Internet Crimes Against Children, is a national network of 61 coordinated task
forces, representing over 5,400 Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies.
These agencies are dedicated to investigating, prosecuting and developing effective
responses to internet crimes against children. Educating the public through the development and delivery of public awareness and prevention programs is also one of the main important initiatives of the ICAC Task Force Program.
Sheriff Burch began this Unit when he took office in 2023. Since that time, the ICAC Unit has received 1,055 cyber tips resulting in 475 felony charges and 68 Federal indictments.
If you would like to report a crime, you may call 251-574-8633 or go to our website, www.mobileso.com/crimetips/ and report anonymously.
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