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Gwinnett County Probationary Deputy Arrested on Child Molestation Charges

Police say a mother's report of illicit messages with her 16-year-old led investigators to 21-year-old Rylee Willis.

Overview

  • Gwinnett County police received the report on Jan. 5 from the teen’s mother, according to a department news release.
  • Investigators identified the suspect as Rylee Willis, a 21-year-old employee of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office at the time.
  • Willis was charged on Jan. 8 with two counts of child molestation and two counts of enticing a child for indecent purposes, court records show.
  • He was booked into the Gwinnett County Jail without bond, and the case remains under investigation.
  • The sheriff’s office said Willis was in a two-year probationary period and is no longer employed, citing its standards for professionalism and accountability.