Athens-Clarke police officer charged with child molestation

ATHENS - A 26-year-old Athens-Clarke police officer, one day after being fired, has been charged with child molestation. <br> <br> George Wayne Fredregill was arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation on one count of child molestation, GBI spokesman John Bankhead said. <br> <br> Fredregill, arrested Tuesday and freed on $15,000 bond, is accused of molesting a 4-year-old boy at Fredregill&#39;s home Saturday. <br> <br> Fredregill had been on the force since September and had not yet completed his one-year probationary period, according to Athens-Clarke personnel records. <br> <br> Bankhead said relatives of the alleged victim called Athens-Clarke police with the allegations and the police turned the case over to the GBI on Sunday. Athens-Clarke police fired Fredregill on Monday after receiving the findings. <br> <br> Fredregill is scheduled to appear in Magistrate Court on July 9.