More Details Emerge in Child Porn Arrest of Alabama Psychiatrist Walter J. Crook

March 5, 2026

Dr. Walter Joseph Crook, a 73-year-old psychiatrist from Tuscaloosa who worked at Bryce Hospital and has more than four decades of experience, has been charged with five counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. According to court documents, the investigation began after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received CyberTipline reports from Google on Nov. 4, 2025, indicating that a user had stored suspected child sexual abuse images in Google Photos and Google Drive.

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