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GA maintenance worker sexually assaults tenant in front of her 2 toddlers, police say

A maintenance man at a Georgia apartment complex was arrested after police say he sexually assaulted a tenant in front of her two toddlers.

The incident happened at The Pointe at Augusta apartment complex in Augusta, according to WJBF.

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Police said Ellis Bell III, 33, went inside the victim’s home on June 6 to repair her A/C unit. According to WJBF, he put $100 down in front of the 21-year-old woman and told her she could “earn the money in 15 minutes.” The victim declined.

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Bell then began groping her and penetrated her with his hands in front of her one- and two-year-old toddlers, according to police.

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The victim said she fought him off and screamed at him and Bell left.

He’s been charged with aggravated sexual battery and two counts of non-aggravated child molestation.