Cartersville Man Convicted on Child Molestation Charges

A Bartow County jury has convicted a Cartersville man on child molestation charges.

James Perry Scott, 50, on Friday, Sept. 26 was convicted on four counts of child molestation in front of Bartow County Superior Court Judge Suzanne H. Smith.

Judge Smith ordered a pre-sentence investigation for Scott before a hearing that will be set at a later date, according to the office of Cherokee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Rosemary Greene.

Scott was arrested in June 2012 and initially charged with three counts of child molestation and two counts of aggravated child molestation.

According to 2012 report from WRGA, Scott was a former officer with the Cartersville Police Department from July 1997 until September 2011 when his employment was terminated. He also served as a sheriff’s deputy with the Bartow County Sheriff’s Office at one point before the tenure of current Sheriff Clark Millsap, the radio station reported.

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