Friday March 29th, 2024 10:02AM

Gainesville man charged with molesting 7-year-old

By B.J. Williams
A 7-year-old girl told a school resource officer she was touched inappropriately and her report lead to the arrest of a Gainesville man.
 
Gainesville Police Sgt. Kevin Holbrook said the child came forward after she listened to a program at school.
 
"Typically within the school systems, they will go in and do educational pieces on good touch and bad touch and sadly and unfortunately, many of those times after [the program], children will reveal to counselors, family members, individuals that things have occurred to them," Holbrook said. 
 
Holbrook said in many cases, the reports turn out to be unfounded, but in this case, Curtis Eugene Akins was arrested and charged with child molestation.
 
Akins was arrested Friday, Nov. 16.
 
Police did not say how Akins was acquainted with the child. 
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