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‘It never ends’ — Cases of sexual assault against children pile up
Incidents are on the increase and difficult to prove
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Investigator Stephen Johnson, left, of the Gainesville Police Department, meets with Heather Hayes, executive director of the Edmondson-Telford Center for Children and Lt. Dan Franklin of the Hall County Sheriff’s Office. - photo by Norm Cannada
Reports of sexual assaults against children and younger teens were running at a higher pace than recent years through the first six months of 2017, but local officials said the incidents have been keeping them busy for years. “To us, no matter the numbers, the flow is usually constant and consistent,” said Lt. Dan Franklin, supervisor of investigations for the Hall County Sheriff’s Office. “We are always working these kinds of cases. For us, it never ends.”