22-year-old Cherokee County man convicted in molestation of 8-year-old child

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office announced the conviction of a 22-year-old man charged with molesting an 8-year-old child.

CCSO officials say Xavier Matthew Jennings, 22, Canton was convicted of two counts of aggravated child molestation after a three-day jury trial.

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Jennings was charged with these crimes following a Holly Springs Police Department investigation of allegations involving an 8-year-old child.

Law enforcement officials became aware of the assault after the child told her grandparent about the sexual abuse in June 2018.

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Sentencing is set for Sept. 4.

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