Booking photo provided by the Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office
SHEILA A. MATHEWS :::
Griffin Fire-Rescue Firefighter Kevin Burkholder has been arrested on ten charges including multiple counts related to the sexual abuse of a child.
According to the Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office, Burkholder is being held on one count of incest, one count of aggravated child molestation, one count of felony sodomy, one count of child molestation, two counts of felony sexual exploitation of children and four counts of unlawful eavesdropping or surveillance.
The arrest warrant, which was issued Aug. 4, cited one incident alleging Burkholder committed the felony of child molestation “when he placed his fingers, mouth and penis on the vagina” of a minor child.
The nine additional charges were brought after the initial arrest warrant was issued.
Burkholder was taken into custody Tuesday evening by the Griffin Police Department.
GPD Chief Mike Yates said his agency was notified by the Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office that an active warrant had been obtained for Burkholder’s arrest.
Yates said he was taken into custody without incident. Burkholder was transported to the Griffin Police Department, where he was held until the Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office took him into custody.
Burkholder has been placed on administrative leave without pay.
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