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riversedge

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Thu May 9, 2024, 03:49 AM May 9

Sylvester, Georgia deacon charged with nearly 70 counts of child sex crimes.......... [View all]

And yet another person who was in a position of trust--arrested for child sex crimes!!



Sylvester deacon charged with nearly 70 counts of child sex crimes


https://www.walb.com/2024/05/08/sylvester-deacon-charged-with-nearly-70-counts-sex-crimes/


He was booked into the Worth County Jail after his arrest on Tuesday, May 7.
By WALB News Team
Published: May. 8, 2024 at 2:20 PM CDT|Updated: 3 hours ago

SYLVESTER, Ga. (WALB) - A South Georgia church deacon and businessman is facing nearly 70 child sex charges after his Tuesday arrest.

Jerry Heflin’s approximately 65 charges include rape, felony aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy and sexual battery against a child under 16.

According to the arrest report, the charges stem from a 2016 offense..
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Jerry Heflin, 60, Unity Baptist Church in Sylvester deacon, has been charged w 65 charges including rape, felony aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy & sexual battery against a child under 16.
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Wednesday afternoon, investigators raided a Sylvester business, Lizzy B’s, linked to Heflin. It is unclear what was found during the search.
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