OZARK-A Dothan man is in Dale County Jail following his arrest Thursday on charges of second-degree rape, second-degree sodomy, and traveling to meet a child for an unlawful sex act.

Christopher Gregory Martin, 26, is charged following an ongoing investigation into allegations of sex acts involving a minor, said Ozark Department of Public Safety Deputy Chief of Police Services Michael Bryan.

"The investigation was initiated after Ozark Police received a report from a vigilant member of the community who observed suspicious behavior involving a minor entering and exiting a semi truck on multiple occasions in the Ozark area," Bryan said. "Investigators discovered that the suspect and the minor had been communicating since February of this year and had engaged in a sexual encounter on Aug.

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