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Cobb man arrested in Cherokee on child obscenity charges

Thomas Arthur Ward

Credit: Cherokee County Sheriff's Office

Credit: Cherokee County Sheriff's Office

Thomas Arthur Ward
By Steve Burns
March 28, 2018

A Kennesaw man has been jailed in Cherokee County after he allegedly tried to meet a child for indecent purposes, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Thomas Arthur Ward, 60, is charged with six counts of obscene contact with a child and one count of distribution of obscene materials to a minor, Sgt. Marianne Kelley said.

Officials began an investigation using the Whisper app, which allows for anonymous interaction between users, Kelley said.

“There have been previous reports of Cherokee County juveniles being victimized on this same app,” Kelley said.

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