DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) -- A Dothan man is behind bars in Dale County after investigators claimed he had sex with a minor after talking with them for several months.

Christopher Martin, 26, was arrested on Wednesday, September 4, and charged with rape in the second degree, sodomy in the second degree, and traveling to meet a child for unlawful sex acts.

An investigation was launched after a citizen in Ozark noticed "suspicious behavior" between Martin and a minor who got in and out of a semi-truck on multiple occasions in Ozark on August 29, according to Ozark Police.

Investigators claim Martin and a minor had been communicating since February 2025, and Martin allegedly committed to having sex with the minor while being interviewed at Ozark Police Headquarters.

Martin is being held in the D

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