Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

North Georgia woman charged with statutory rape, child molestation

Erica Christine McDaniel

Credit: Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office

Credit: Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office

Erica Christine McDaniel
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Sept 21, 2018

A Lumpkin County woman was arrested Tuesday for allegedly having a sexual relationship with an underage boy, authorities said.

Erica Christine McDaniel, 32, is charged with two counts of child molestation and two counts of statutory rape, the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

Investigators said there were multiple incidents with a 16-year-old boy over a one-year period, the release said.

An investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 706-482-2631 or email Aaron.Norrell@lumpkincounty.gov.

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