Year after child molestation arrest, Georgia man accused of raping girl
A man has been arrested on a rape charge after a monthlong investigation by the Hall County Sheriff’s Office.
As it turns out, deputies were already familiar with him since he was arrested on a child molestation charge last year.
According to the agency’s preliminary findings, Jacob Matthias Young III, 42, of Gillsville, is suspected of raping a girl at a home off Dawsonville Highway in Gainesville. He knew the child prior to the incident, which took place between Oct. 20, 2015 and Nov. 29, 2016, the sheriff’s office said in a report obtained Wednesday by AJC.com.
The investigation began after the girl told a family member about the alleged incident, according to the report. The family member contacted the sheriff’s office July 9, and Young was arrested Friday.
His prior arrest was in May 2019 after he was accused of molesting a 12-year-old boy at a Hall County house, AJC.com previously reported. That case is still pending.
Young remains in the Hall County Jail without bond, according to records. Investigators anticipate additional charges in Young’s latest case, the sheriff’s report said.
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