FOX10 Investigates: Second ICAC letter uncovered, sent to parent

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A FOX10 investigation has uncovered a second controversial letter sent out by the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office ICAC unit.

This is a picture of the letter that was sent January 2.

It’s addressed to a parent or guardian and refers to a cyber tip report that shows an online account associated with the household was involved in uploading content classified as child pornography.

The letter goes on to say detectives were unable to identify who uploaded the files, so the letter serves only as a notification and educational outreach to ensure the parent was aware of the reported activity and the importance of addressing online safety within the household.

We spoke to the parent who got the letter. She told FOX10 News after reading it, she was shocked.

“I was like, I know that’s not true because her accounts are hooked up to my phone so I see everything,” she said. “It was like a bunch of kids just posting stuff in a group chat, but it wasn’t specifically my daughter. It was just like normal teenage stuff. But I never seen nothing like provocative in that group chat.”

The letter says the date of occurrence was July 9, 2025, and according to the mother, her daughter’s Instagram account was disabled the next day.

She told me after receiving the letter she immediately called the sheriff’s office.

“I’ve been trying to call the sheriff’s office and it’s like, don’t nobody want to say anything about it,” the mother said.

The first letter we reported on shows it was sent to someone suspected of uploading child pornography. In that letter, it explains while this conduct is illegal and can result in arrest and prosecution, investigators have decided to issue a warning.

Sheriff Paul Burch said on a radio show, the first letter was sent out because the statute of limitations ran out.

He also said a detective sent out multiple letters without his permission.

“They’ve only sent out a couple of those letters, thankfully. It will not happen again,” Burch said.

A spokesperson tells us the final report for their internal investigation into these letters should be finished next week and the sheriff will speak to us once it’s complete.