FBI arrests Marietta man on child exploitation charge

A 42-year-old Marietta man was arrested Wednesday on a federal child exploitation charge.

The FBI said Mark Michael Stevens, who works at an Atlanta-based realty company, arrived at a pre-arranged location intending to meet a minor to have sex. Instead, he was arrested by the FBI’s Safe Child Task Force.

The task force consists of FBI agents as well as officers from Alpharetta, Lawrenceville, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek and Tyrone police departments, and the Newton County Sheriff’s Office.

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