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Man Charged with Molesting Children

Authorities said Dakota James McNeil likely molested the two girls for several years.

Cady Schulman, Neighbor

A Paulding County man is accused of molesting two juvenile girls over the last several years.

According to a news release from the Paulding County Sheriff's Office, Dakota James McNeil, 23, is charged with two counts of aggravated child molestation and one count of aggravated sodomy.

Authorities said the alleged crimes were discovered after Paulding County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a report of sexual abuse at a residence on Mona Place. Investigators discovered that one of the children had been molested from the ages of 5-13.

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McNeil may have molested other victims, the news release stated. Anyone with information regarding McNeil is asked to call the sheriff's office's Crimes Against Children detectives at 770-445-6105.

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