SMITHS STATION, Ala. (WRBL) - A joint investigation involving the Lee County Sheriff's Office and the FBI has led to the arrest of a Smiths Station man on 21 child sex charges, including Sexual Torture and Production of Child Pornography.

Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones tells News 3 Brandon Hart was arrested early Wednesday morning, September 23, after a search warrant at his residence in Smiths Station led investigators to recover evidence of suspected child sex abuse and pornography.