Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) investigators charged a Gainesville man with child molestation this week following an investigation that started late last year.
Investigators obtained the felony warrant and arrested Juan Pablo Ortega Ponce, 37, of Gainesville, at Hall County Sheriff’s Office Headquarters on Wednesday afternoon.
Deputies were first notified of the incident on Nov. 12, after the victim disclosed it to a family member. According to the initial investigation, Ortega Ponce molested the female victim, who is under the age of 16, at a home on Sardis Drive. He knew the victim prior to the crime.
As of Thursday afternoon, he was being held in the Hall County Jail without bond.