A woman is accusing a Newton County deputy of rape while he was on patrol and fully dressed in uniform, officials said Thursday.
George Rahming, 38, who had been with the sheriff’s office for about two years, was arrested Wednesday and is facing charges of sexual assault and rape following a local and state investigation. He has since been fired, according to the GBI.
Credit: Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council
Credit: Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council
The sheriff’s deputy is accused of making contact with the woman, who was not in custody, at an undisclosed location on the western side of the county. He allegedly had “sexual activity” with her while on duty, the state agency said.
On Sunday, the woman reported the incident to the sheriff’s office, which soon found information they said substantiated the alleged crimes. The GBI said it was asked to investigate the following day.
Additional details on the encounter were not provided, and the sheriff’s office deferred questions to the GBI. The former deputy remains in custody and is also facing a violation of oath of office charge, officials said.
Rahming, of Covington, had served with and voluntarily resigned from three other metro Atlanta law enforcement agencies from 2017-2021, according to his record with the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council. He had no record of past disciplinary issues with POST.
He joined the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office as a jailer in January 2017 before taking a position as an officer with the county’s police department in August of that year. His stint with that agency lasted just three weeks.
Rahming returned to the jailer position in August 2018 before he resigned to become a deputy sheriff in Douglas County, where he served until October 2021. Just four months ago, he completed training with the Newton County Sheriff’s Office for fostering positive community relations.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Anyone with more information is asked to contact the GBI regional investigative office in Conyers at 770-388-5019.
— Data specialist Jennifer Peebles contributed to this article.
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