CALHOUN, Ga. — A former employee of the Division of Family and Children Services was arrested for allegedly hurting kids in his care.
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On April 14, the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to look into child abuse allegations of a former DFACs employee.
Officials said there were allegations that 40-year-old Roy Payne of Calhoun, had abused children in his custody.
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Payne was arrested and charged with three counts of child abuse, three counts of child molestation and one count of sodomy.
He was transported to the Gordon County Jail.
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