Overview
- Alan Manning Chambers was stopped and taken into custody during a traffic stop on May 19 and charged with solicitation of a minor via computer, transmission of material harmful to minors, and unlawful use of a two-way communication device.
- Orange County detectives say an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old contacted a user on Snapchat and that conversations moved to Telegram and text messages between February and May where explicit images and repeated requests to meet were exchanged.
- Investigators tied the Snapchat and Telegram accounts and a phone number to Chambers through search warrants and service-provider records, and the arrest affidavit says Chambers admitted he had communicated with someone he believed to be 14 years old.
- The sheriff’s office has asked the public to report any additional victims and listed a non-emergency tip line at 407-836-4357 for people with information about the case.
- Chambers led Exodus International until its 2013 closure after he publicly renounced conversion therapy in 2012, a background that has shaped public interest as authorities continue their active investigation.