Ex-Gwinnett deputy charged with rape, woman charged with trafficking
Butts County deputies arrest former Gwinnett deputy
Butts County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested former Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office deputy Riley Willis and Abigail Davidson. Willis faces charges including rape and child cruelty, prompting Gwinnett prosecutors to move to revoke his bond.
BUTTS COUNTY, Ga. - A former Gwinnett County Sheriff's deputy and a woman were arrested after SWAT teams executed a search warrant linked to a child sexual abuse investigation, according to the Butts County Sheriff's Office.
Former deputy faces new charges in Butts County
What we know:
The Butts County Sheriff's Office SWAT Team executed search and arrest warrants on Sept. 15 at a home on B. Dean Patrick Road, according to authorities. Investigators arrested Rylee Conner Willis and Abigail Elaine Davidson at the scene.
According to officials, Willis faces charges including rape, aggravated sodomy, statutory rape, child molestation, aggravated assault and cruelty to children.
Investigators noted that Willis was employed as a deputy sheriff with the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office during a portion of the alleged offenses, and was previously arrested in Gwinnett County in January 2026 on separate child molestation allegations.
Davidson faces charges including trafficking of persons for sexual servitude, cruelty to children, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and being a party to a crime of child molestation, according to the sheriff's office.
Sheriff Gary Long confirmed that additional victims have been identified as part of the ongoing investigation, with more charges anticipated as evidence is reviewed.
Prosecutors move to revoke previous bond
The backstory:
Gwinnett County's Special Victim's Unit previously arrested Willis in January on separate charges of child molestation and enticing a child. In that case, detectives accused Willis, then a probationary employee, of sending inappropriate messages to a teenage girl under 16.
Willis was released after receiving a $20,000 bond over the objections of prosecutors.
The bond order indicated he was living in Butts County.
On Friday, the Gwinnett County District Attorney filed a motion to revoke Willis's bond after learning about the new arrests and victims in Butts County.
What they're saying:
Sheriff Gary Long released a statement following the arrests, stressing the gravity of the charges.
"As Sheriff, protecting our children is one of my highest responsibilities," Sheriff Gary Long said in a statement. "It does not matter who you are, what position you hold, or where you work—no one is above the law, and no child should ever be a victim of abuse."
What we don't know:
Authorities have not released details regarding the ages or total number of victims identified in the case.
It's unclear if bond has been set for Willis or Davidson.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from the Butts County Sheriff's Office, statements from the Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office, and reporting from FOX 5 reporter Christopher King.