NEWTON – A Missouri man was arrested by police in Newton after an online child exploitation investigation.

The Newton Police Department says that on Wednesday, October 28, at around 1:13 PM, officers took 29-year-old Adel Noah Dwayne Abdelhamid of Canton, Missouri, into custody after an investigation that began in March 2026. Abdelhamid was allegedly engaged in online conversations of a sexual nature with a Newton Police Department detective who was posing as a minor. In August, search warrants were executed and interviews were conducted in Canton, Missouri, with help from the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

Abdelhamid remains in custody in the Jasper County Jail and has been charged with:

• 2 counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor (Class B felony)
• Enticing a Minor Under 16 for a Sexual Purpose (Class D felony)
• Grooming (Class D felony)
• 2 counts of Distribution of Obscene Material to a Minor (aggravated misdemeanor)