OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) - Opelika Police say a husband and wife are behind bars after an investigation into sexual abuse allegations dating back more than 15 years.
Detectives report the victims, now adults, recently came forward to disclose abuse they endured as children over the course of several years.
On Friday, August 29, 2025, Opelika Police Detectives and the Lee County SWAT Team executed a search warrant at a residence in Beauregard, where they arrested 64-year-old Michael Earl Adams and his wife, 56-year-old Malissa Denise Jolley Adams.
Michael Adams faces charges including:
- First Degree Rape
- Two counts of First Degree Sodomy
- Two counts of Sexual Torture
- Two counts of Sexual Abuse of a Child Less than 12 Years Old
Malissa Adams faces charges of:
- Two counts of Sexual Abuse of a Child Less than 12 Years Old
- First Degree Sodomy
Both are being held at the Lee County Detention Center awaiting an Aniah's Law hearing.
The case remains under investigation. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Opelika Police Detective Division at (334) 705-5220 or the Secret Witness Hotline at (334) 745-8665. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the Opelika Police Mobile App.
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