🌱 How a national tip led to a Franklin Springs child exploitation arrest

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• How a national tip led to a Franklin Springs child exploitation arrest

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📰 News we're reading

• Franklin Springs Man Arrested on Child Exploitation Charges Following Investigation (fetchyournews.com) — A Franklin Springs resident has been arrested after a child exploitation investigation involving the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and Franklin Springs Police Department. Authorities say a search at a College Heights address followed a national tip, and the man now faces multiple distribution-related charges as investigators continue their work to protect children locally.
   

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Friday May 15

• Acrylic Adventures: Mountain Landscape
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