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Fulton County Officer Accused Of Raping 12-Year-Old
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- A Fulton County police officer was arrested on suspicion of raping and molesting a 12-year-old in his care.Channel 2 Action News reporter Erin Coleman tracked down a spokesman for the Fulton County Police Department who said the victim’s mother flagged down a DeKalb County police officer on Covington Highway and said that her daughter had been assaulted. Fulton County police Officer Michael Wilson was later taken into custody.On Wednesday afternoon, Coleman obtained a police report detailing the incident. Due to the victim’s age and sexual assault claims, many of the details had been omitted. According to the report, there were several alleged incidents that occurred at Wilson's home.“No department welcomes this type of allegation,” said Capt. Darryl Halbert with Fulton County Police Department.DeKalb police said Wilson was supposed to come to police headquarters several days ago and give a statement about the incident, but when he didn’t show up, they issued warrants for his arrest, and took him into custody Tuesday.Wilson is a five-year veteran of the force, working in the patrol division, Halbert said.“At this point in time we’re just doing our administrative review and what we’re planning to do is suspend the officer without pay,” said Halbert. “We’ll just have to see what happens in court and take it from there.” ...
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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- A Fulton County police officer was arrested on suspicion of raping and molesting a 12-year-old in his care.Channel 2 Action News reporter Erin Coleman tracked down a spokesman for the Fulton County Police Department who said the victim’s mother flagged down a DeKalb County police officer on Covington Highway and said that her daughter had been assaulted. Fulton County police Officer Michael Wilson was later taken into custody.On Wednesday afternoon, Coleman obtained a police report detailing the incident. Due to the victim’s age and sexual assault claims, many of the details had been omitted. According to the report, there were several alleged incidents that occurred at Wilson's home.“No department welcomes this type of allegation,” said Capt. Darryl Halbert with Fulton County Police Department.DeKalb police said Wilson was supposed to come to police headquarters several days ago and give a statement about the incident, but when he didn’t show up, they issued warrants for his arrest, and took him into custody Tuesday.Wilson is a five-year veteran of the force, working in the patrol division, Halbert said.“At this point in time we’re just doing our administrative review and what we’re planning to do is suspend the officer without pay,” said Halbert. “We’ll just have to see what happens in court and take it from there.” ...
Full Article: http://www.wsbtv.com/news/25624711/detail.html
