Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

Man arrested after allegedly molesting 12-year-old boy at Hall County home

Jacob Matthias Young

Credit: Hall County Sheriff's Office

Credit: Hall County Sheriff's Office

Jacob Matthias Young
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May 15, 2019

A 40-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after authorities in Hall County accused him of molesting a 12-year-old boy.

Jacob Matthias Young of Cumming is facing a child molestation charge after the alleged assault.

The molestation happened at a Hall County home in October 2018, according to sheriff’s office spokesman Lt. Scott Ware. An investigation was opened after the victim’s family filed a complaint. An arrest warrant was obtained Thursday, Ware said.

Young was booked into the Hall County Jail. The case remains under investigation.

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Asia Simone Burns is a watchdog reporter for the AJC. Burns was formerly an intern in AJC’s newsroom and now writes about crime. She is a graduate of Samford University and has previously reported for NPR and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR member station.

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