A 72-year-old Artesia man has been charged with sexual battery after allegedly raping his 16-year-old granddaughter.
The girl arrived at Clay County Hospital Aug. 4 and told administrators she was raped by David Arthur Gill, of 7785 Gilmer Wilburn Road, June 12.
Investigators found that Gill and his granddaughter had sex at various times in the house while her father was at work, according to a Lowndes County Sheriff”s Office report.
Gill is out of the Lowndes County Adult Detention Center on a $40,000 bond.
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