ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. — A months-long investigation into a man accused of molesting one of his family members has ended in his arrest.
According to a police, a 12-year-old girl went to the doctor because she felt sick in November and found out she was pregnant.
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DNA results showed that Spears was the father of the the child.
Police say that after a lengthy investigation, they received a search warrant to test 32-year-old Courtney Spears’ DNA. Spears is a family member of the 12-year-old, but police have not commented further on their relationship.
Spears is being charged with two counts of incest, two counts of rape and two counts of child molestation.
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He is being held in the Bartow County Jail.
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