A DeKalb County police officer was accused Thursday of showing a 13-year-old pornography and trying to undress her.
Eighteen-year police veteran Manuel Williams was arrested Wednesday and charged with child molestation, police said.
Williams, 49, admitted to the charges and offered his resignation, DeKalb County Police Chief Cedric Alexander said Wednesday.
In his first court appearance on Thursday, Williams’ bond was set at $10,000 after DeKalb County Magistrate Claire B. Jason read the allegations against him.
“The accused allowed the victim to view pornography with him, kissed her on the neck, touched her” and tried to undress her, Jason said.
The alleged incident took place at Williams’ home in September 2012, police said.
The girl reported the alleged incident to her mother in a letter approximately a year later, according to a DeKalb County Police arrest warrant obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
“The father of the 13-year-old victim reported it to police on Oct. 12,” Alexander told reporters on Wednesday. “It’s very disheartening for all of us here at DeKalb Police.”
The girl was interviewed by police, and the arrest warrant says Williams confessed.
Eighteen-year police veteran Manuel Williams was arrested Wednesday and charged with child molestation, police said.
Williams, 49, admitted to the charges and offered his resignation, DeKalb County Police Chief Cedric Alexander said Wednesday.
In his first court appearance on Thursday, Williams’ bond was set at $10,000 after DeKalb County Magistrate Claire B. Jason read the allegations against him.
“The accused allowed the victim to view pornography with him, kissed her on the neck, touched her” and tried to undress her, Jason said.
The alleged incident took place at Williams’ home in September 2012, police said.
The girl reported the alleged incident to her mother in a letter approximately a year later, according to a DeKalb County Police arrest warrant obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
“The father of the 13-year-old victim reported it to police on Oct. 12,” Alexander told reporters on Wednesday. “It’s very disheartening for all of us here at DeKalb Police.”
The girl was interviewed by police, and the arrest warrant says Williams confessed.