A former police officer in Killen, Alabama, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for forcibly assaulting a woman during a traffic stop and exploiting a minor to receive sexually explicit images.
On November 12, 2023, Killen Police Department Officer Jarrod Gailen Webster initiated a traffic stop on a woman’s vehicle and handcuffed her after she refused his requests. Webster then sexually assaulted the woman while on duty.
Separately, between June 2016 and October 2018, Webster communicated with a minor by phone and asked the minor to produce and send him sexually explicit images. The minor victim sent multiple photos to Webster at his request, at least one of which constituted child sexual abuse material.
Webster pleaded guilty to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law and one count of sexual exploitation of children on March 4, 2025.
‘Jarrod Webster forcibly assaulted a woman after a traffic stop, and exploited a minor to receive sexually explicit images,’ said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Civil Rights Division. ‘This was a gross abuse of his authority as a police officer and a betrayal of the public trust.’
The FBI Birmingham Field Office investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Royster for the Northern District of Alabama and Trial Attorney Sarah Howard of the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section prosecuted the case.
‘Law enforcement officers are entrusted with significant responsibility and are therefore held to a higher standard,’ said Special Agent in Charge David R. Fitzgibbons of the FBI Birmingham Field Office. ‘Today’s sentencing clearly demonstrates there are serious consequences when someone tarnishes the badge by breaking the law.’
Mandatory Facts: Defendant: Jarrod Gailen Webster, Crime: Deprivation of rights under color of law, sexual exploitation of children, City and State: Killen, Alabama, Exact Date: November 12, 2023, Sentence or Outcome: 15 years in prison.
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Key Facts
- State: Alabama
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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