BEAUREGARD, Ala. (WRBL) – A major law enforcement operation in Beauregard Friday afternoon led to the arrest of a Lee County man on multiple child sex abuse charges, including rape and sodomy.

Witnesses reported seeing a SWAT vehicle, dozens of unmarked SUVs, and a police helicopter along Lee Road 117.

According to jail records, Michael Earl Adams, 64, was taken into custody around 6:35 p.m. on August 29, 2025. He is charged with:

• Two counts of Sexual Abuse of a Child Less Than 12 Years Old

• Two counts of Sexual Torture/Abuse

• Two counts of Sodomy 1st Degree

• One count of Rape 1st Degree

Bond has been set at $50,000 each for the child sex abuse charges, totaling $100,000 active bond. The remaining charges — rape, sodomy, and sexual torture — carry no bond.

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