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HSI agent indicted on rape and child abuse charges
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 09, 2026 at 9:06 PM ET
Summary: A Homeland Security Investigations special agent, Kent Blacklidge, 43, was indicted by a Baldwin County grand jury on rape, incest, and multiple child sex abuse charges involving a juvenile girl in Alabama. Spanish Fort Police said investigators opened the case Jan. 11 after a report alleging the sexual abuse of a juvenile female, and Blacklidge was placed on administrative leave shortly after.
WHO: Kent Blacklidge; Spanish Fort Police Department; Baldwin County grand jury
WHAT: Indicted on first-degree rape, second-degree rape, first-degree sodomy, second-degree sodomy, two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, two counts of second-degree sexual abuse, and incest involving a juvenile girl.
WHEN: Sep 09, 2026 at 8:47 PM ET
WHERE: Alabama
WHY: The indictment follows a report alleging the sexual abuse of a juvenile female that led investigators to open the case.
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