ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Cherokee County jury found a man guilty this week of sexually abusing a child for months, according to the district attorney’s office.

Zachary Maltman, a 37-year-old man from Ball Ground, was convicted on Wednesday of three counts of child molestation, two counts of aggravated sexual battery and one count of aggravated child molestation.

Zachary Maltman (Cherokee County Sheriff's Office)

The investigation began in September 2022, when the victim’s mother told the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office that Maltman had been abusing her child, the district attorney’s office said.

In a forensic interview, the child, who was under the age of 16, said Maltman molested her for around a year. The child knew Maltman, who had “frequent access” to her, the distr

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