CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A man with a pending child molestation charge is accused of trying to intimidate a witness in the case.
The Clayton County Sheriff's Office says Paul Sherwood Lyle, Jr. was arrested on Jan. 8, 2020 after violating a protection order.
In 2017, Lyle was arrested and charged with Child Molestation and Sexual Battery Against a Child Under 16 for an alleged incident in 2016, the sheriff's office release said.
While on bond in that case, Lyle made contact with a 15-year-old and convinced that minor to go to the home of the previous victim in an attempt to intimidate the witness, the sheriff's office said.
The Clayton County District Attorney's Office says the actions are a direct violation of a protection order filed against Lyle.
Lyle is being held at the Clayton County Jail on charges of aggravated stalking and influencing witness. Bond has not been set.
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