HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Ten years after a child was allegedly molested, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office said it has a man in custody.
Alan Gutierrez, 38 of Gainesville, was arrested by members of the sheriff’s office and was initially accused of child molestation back in 2015.
His charges were later reduced to felony sexual battery.
Deputies said investigators with HCSO started investigating Gutierrez earlier this summer after a female victim disclosed their assault to a relative.
The crime was initially reported on June 28, the sheriff’s office said.
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HCSO’s investigation “determined Gutierrez inappropriately touched the victim, who was under the age of 16, while the child was at his residence on Forest Hill Circle.”
The sheriff’s office said the victim and Gutierrez are not related to each other.
Now, Gutierrez is in custody at the Hall County Jail.
Officials said Gutierrez was not awarded bond following his arrest on Sept. 4.
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