Paulding Detectives Assist Homeland Security on Child Porn Investigation
Paulding County, GA. On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Investigations Division (JID) assisted Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in the execution of a federal search warrant at 23 Primrose Lane Powder Springs, Georgia. The residence is located in southeastern Paulding County where Paulding, Cobb, and Douglas County all come together. HSI requested assistance from the Sheriff’s Office to serve a search warrant on the aforementioned residence.
When JID Detectives and HSI Special Agents executed the search warrant, they located multiple images of child pornography along with some original videos depicting child pornography on computers and other digital devices. As a result of what they found, Thomas Joseph Cwik (pronounced SWICK) W/M, 32 YOA was quickly taken into custody. Cwik was initially charged with Sexual Exploitation of Children and is being housed in the Paulding County Jail on a $33,200 bond.
Detectives and Agents believe Cwik may have molested and produced videos of a sexual nature with at least two different victims in the Paulding, Cobb, and Douglas County areas. The victims were both minors. If you have any information on Cwik, or are a victim, please call the Juvenile Investigations Division of the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office at (770) 445-6105 or Homeland Security Investigations at (404) 346-2831.