Sex Crimes — Mobile, AL — reported 2026-07-01

SUMMARY

Stephen Howard Snyder Jr., 55, pleaded not guilty to a 14-count federal indictment charging him with child sex offenses.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: Sex Crimes
  • Location: Mobile, AL
  • Date reported: 2026-07-01
  • Suspect: age 55
  • Status: plea entered

REPORTED DETAILS

  • The new indictment stems from alleged conduct that prosecutors say occurred in March.
  • Snyder is charged with aggravated sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of a child, transportation and possession of child pornography and possession of obscene visual representations of children.
  • Prosecutors allege that Snyder crossed state lines on March 6 and March 13 with the intent to engage in a sex act with a child younger than 12
  • Snyder faces a possible sentence of life in prison, if convicted.
  • A judge sentenced him to five years’ probation for attempted sexual abuse of a child younger than 12 in Mobile County.