CUMMING, Ga. — A Georgia State Patrol Trooper was fired after being arrested on child molestation charges.
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Brian Sanchez, 24, was arrested Sept. 23 on charges of aggravated child molestation, child molestation and sexual battery.
The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office had requested the GBI to conduct an investigation of "an incident" that occurred in Cumming, Georgia on Sept. 4. No details have been made available about what that incident might be.
Sanchez turned himself into the Forsyth County Jail, the GBI said.
The Georgia Department of Public Safety said that Sanchez was terminated after the arrest. He'd been hired on Nov. 1, 2017.
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