Ball Ground man found guilty of child molestation
Zachary Allan Maltman (Cherokee County Sheriff's Office)
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. - A jury has found a Ball Ground man guilty of multiple charges of child molestation and sexual battery.
Prosecutors say 37-year-old Zachery Allan Maltman's victim was under the age of 16.
What we know:
Officials say the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office began an investigation into Maltman in September 2022, when the victim's mother went to police to say he had sexually abused her child.
While speaking to investigators, the girl said that Maltman had been abusing her for around a year.
During the trial, the victim, her mother, investigators, and experts on sexual assault nursing exams and forensic interviewing testified on behalf of the state. Evidence presented to the jury included text messages between Maltman and a family member about the situation.
After deliberating, the jury found Maltman guilty of two counts of aggravated sexual battery, aggravated child molestation, and three counts of child molestation.
What's next:
Maltman will be sentenced at a later date.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from a release by the Office of the District Attorney for the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit. This story has been updated to correct the spelling of the man's name. The incorrect spelling was provided initially.