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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Paul Farrell

Three men accused of sexually abusing children as young as three in an underground bunker in Alabama

The suspects, Dalton Terrell, top left, Andres Trejo-Velazquez, top right and William Chase McElroy, bottom - (Bibb County Sheriff's Department)

Three Alabama men are in custody after a months-long investigation led police to discover an underground bunker that the trio were allegedly using to sexually abuse children.

According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, detectives began an investigation in February 2025 into child abuse in the area. During that investigation, suspect William Chase McElroy, 21, was arrested, followed by the arrest of a second suspect, Dalton Terrell, 21, in April. Days later, the third suspect, Andres Velazquez-Trejo, was also taken into custody.

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