A North Georgia sheriff has been arrested and charged with sexual battery and indecent exposure.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation opened an investigation into Rabun County Sheriff Chad Nichols last week. On Friday he surrendered.
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Rabun County Jail records show Nichols faces charges of public indecency, sexual assault and violation of oath by a public official.
“The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office has no comment on the active and ongoing investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation,” said Kevin Angell, public information officer for the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office. Rabun County. Channel 2 Action News.
The GBI has not released any information about the victims. This matter remains under investigation.
Nichols was booked into the Rabun County Detention Center.
The GBI says once the investigation is complete, the case will be turned over to the Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney.
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