Marlow man facing child porn charges

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MARLOW, Alabama — A Marlow man is in jail on a $100,000 bond following his arrest on Friday, Dec. 6 for possessing obscene images of children under the age of 17.

Robert Toler, 34, was booked into the Baldwin County Corrections Facility Friday afternoon on five counts of possession of obscene material.

According to a release issued Friday by the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Department, deputies developed information that Toler was in possession of obscene images of children under the age of 17. Based on this information, a search warrant was secured for Toler’s residence which located on Country Living Lane in the Marlow community.

Digital forensic examiners from the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and the Gulf Shores Police Department located and analyzed several electronic devices at the residence. Their search revealed several images of children that were sexual in nature, according to the release.

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office will continue to investigate this matter and the case will be presented to the Baldwin County District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.

Toler has several arrests listed on the Baldwin County Corrections Facility website dating back to 2011 with charges including domestic violence, possession of marijuana and fugitive from justice.

“We would like to thank the Gulf Shores Police Department and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency for their continued assistance with these investigations,” according to the release.