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Pine Lake officer accused of groping arrested

By Ty Tagami
June 1, 2009

The Pine Lake policeman accused of groping a woman in his custody turned himself in to authorities.

Officer William Anthony Davis was indicted by a DeKalb County grand jury Thursday on three counts stemming from his alleged contact with a woman: false imprisonment, sexual assault and violation of his oath of office.

Davis was being held on a $25,000 bond, the DeKalb Sheriff's Office said Friday.

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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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