A registered sex offender from Cedartown, Georgia is now facing new charges, according to the Floyd County Police Department.

Authorities arrested 65-year-old Garry D. Hand on Monday, October 13, and charged him with the following.

Trafficking of persons

Photographing of minors by a registered sex offender

Grooming

Officers began an investigation into Hand back in August when they learned he made inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old.

The police department stated that Hand had contact with "multiple minor females and males throughout a span of several years."

Floyd County authorities said Hand would groom the minors by buying them food, electronics, clothes, alcohol, vapes and more.

The Floyd County Police Department worked with the Polk County Police Department to arrest

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