VA- Man who jumped from bridge faced sex charges

See Private Information:1-14-2009 Virginia:

Man who jumped to his death had charges against him

The man who jumped off an Interstate 95 bridge and died Tuesday was just about to be arrested on child molestation charges in Stafford County.

Court records show that warrants for 46-year-old _________ had already been obtained.

He was charged with aggravated sexual battery and taking indecent liberties with a child.

Sources said the Sheriff’s Office had called _____ about 20 minutes before his jump and asked him to come to the office to be served with the warrants. A detective had already interviewed ______ about the allegations.

GA- Man found hanged at Capitol office building

See Private Information: 3-4-2009 Georgia:

A Cobb County man wanted on eight felony child molestation charges apparently committed suicide in a Georgia Capitol office building Wednesday.

The body of state employee ______, 42, of Acworth was found by a custodian at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to John Bankhead, spokesman for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. _____ was found hanging in the Coverdell Legislative Office Building next to the Capitol.

The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office tried to serve the warrant twice Tuesday night, said Nancy Bodiford of the sheriff’s department.

“They went to his residence, but he was not there,” said Sgt. Dana Pierce of the Cobb County Police Department. Police had executed a search warrant earlier Tuesday.

_____ was the assistant Web master for the House of Representatives Web site. He had been employed by the House since November 1999.

Capitol police have requested that the GBI investigate the apparent suicide. ..Source.. by KAY POWELL, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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UPDATED: Man found hanged at Capitol office building

A Cobb County man wanted on eight felony child molestation charges apparently committed suicide in a Georgia Capitol office building Wednesday.

The body of a 42-year-old state employee was found by a custodian at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to John Bankhead, spokesman for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The man was found hanging in the Coverdell Legislative Office Building next to the Capitol.

The Magistrate Court of Cobb County issued a criminal warrant for the man Tuesday. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution does not identify victims of sexual crimes. The AJC is withholding the state employee’s name to avoid identifying the victim.

He was charged with one count each of rape, statutory rape and incest, two counts of child molestation aggravated sodomy and three counts of child molestation. The felony offenses occurred between January 2001 and March 2009, according to the warrant.

The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office tried to serve the warrant twice Tuesday night, said Nancy Bodiford of the sheriff’s department.

“They went to his residence, but he was not there,” said Sgt. Dana Pierce of the Cobb County Police Department. Police had executed a search warrant earlier Tuesday.

He had been employed by the House of Representatives since 1999.

Capitol police have requested that the GBI investigate the apparent suicide.

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