18-03-2025
Former Tuscaloosa police officer charged with possession of child sexual abuse material
A now former Tuscaloosa police officer was arrested Monday after he was accused of possessing material depicting child sexual abuse.
Corey Nicholas Burcham, 35, was charged with 10 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, said Stephanie Taylor, a spokeswoman with the Tuscaloosa Police Department.
The West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force received information March 12 that led them to confiscate electronic devices that they said belonged to Burcham. Their investigation uncovered multiple child sexual abuse images on his phone, according to Taylor.
Warrants were obtained Monday to charge Burcham and he was subsequently arrested just after noon.
Chief Brent Blankley of the Tuscaloosa Police Department and several TPD officers took Burcham into custody at his home in Tuscaloosa County. Burcham remained in jail Monday afternoon with bond to be set later by a judge.
Blankley said Burcham will no longer serve as an officer with the department.
'When we first learned of these allegations last week, we began the necessary procedures that will ensure he never works as a police officer again,' Blankley said in a news release. 'We have zero tolerance for actions that undermine the public trust and harm children. The individual involved no longer serves in any capacity with the department.'
Burcham worked as a patrol officer from January 2019 until March 12.
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This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Ex-Tuscaloosa police officer charged with child sex crimes
