COPPER BASIN, POLK COUNTY – A Copper Basin High School football player has been arrested on charges of child molestation.
According to the Fannin County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Office, 17-year-old Chris Phelan has been arrested on child molestation charges.
The sheriff’s office says the allegation involves a 12-year-old girl. Georgia does have the “rape of a child” law that Tennessee has. Due to the difference in age, Phelan has been charged with child molestation, which carries a more severe punishment than statutory rape.
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