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Gainesville teen charged with child molestation
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A 15-year-old Gainesville teenager has been charged as an adult with aggravated child molestation and burglary.Daniel Lee Eller is being held at the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center without bond. His next court appearance is Sept. 6.A news release from the Hall County Sheriff’s Office said deputies arrested Eller on July 30 after he broke into a home on Fran Mar Drive through an unlocked window.The release said Eller, who was intoxicated at the time, was caught in the act of molesting a young girl by the girl’s mother, who had gone into the child’s room to check on her. The mother called for the girl’s father, who confronted Eller and held him until deputies arrived.Eller was arrested and transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center, where he was treated for minor injuries.He was initially charged as a juvenile.