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Police testimony: Alleged molestation victim was afraid she'd get in trouble for reporting teacher

Gabriel Espinoza appears in Hall County Magistrate Court Friday, March 12, 2021, for a committal hearing for child molestation charges. Espinoza worked at Centennial Arts Academy as the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math, or STEAM, activity teacher. - photo by Scott Rogers

03132021 ESPINOZA 1.jpg — Gabriel Espinoza appears in Hall County Magistrate Court Friday, March 12, 2021, for a committal hearing for child molestation charges. Espinoza worked at Centennial Arts Academy as the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math, or STEAM, activity teacher. - photo by Scott Rogers

A Gainesville Police investigator testified in a Magistrate Court hearing Friday, March 12, that one alleged victim of child molestation said she didn’t report sooner because she was afraid she’d get in trouble.