Crime & Public Safety
Crime & Public Safety

Man arrested, accused of molesting 12-year-old girl

Derroll Allan Grant Jr.

Credit: Coweta County Sheriff's Office

Credit: Coweta County Sheriff's Office

Derroll Allan Grant Jr.
By Raisa Habersham
Sept 11, 2018

A Newnan man was arrested on accusations he’d been sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl for six years, officials confirmed Tuesday.

Derroll Allan Grant Jr. faces charges of rape, sexual battery, aggravated sodomy and three counts of child molestation, according to Newnan assistant city manager Hasco Craver.

The girl’s mother approached Newnan police Aug. 12, but investigators believe the abuse had been occurring over the course of six years, Craver said.

Newnan police are looking into whether there are other victims.

Grant remains in jail without bond.

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Raisa Habersham is the Intown Atlanta hyperlocal reporter for The Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

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