Former Roswell Councilman Indicted On Child Sex Charges

ROSWELL, GA -- The former Roswell City Council member arrested last year on charges he arranged to meet a teenager for a sexual encounter has been indicted in connection to the case.

A DeKalb County grand jury on Tuesday indicted Kent Allen Igleheart, 54, on 15 counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of furnishing alcohol to a minor, court records show.

Igleheart was arrested Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, and charged sexual exploitation of children, enticing a child for indecent purposes and furnishing alcohol to a minor following a sting operation carried out at Northlake Mall.

According to police, Igleheart is accused engaging in inappropriate sexual activity with a 17-year-old female juvenile. The councilman, according to DeKalb police, allegedly initiated an online relationship with the victim when she was about 13 years old.

DeKalb police previously told Patch the former elected official allegedly engaged in "inappropriate conversations" and exchanged nude photos with the child.

Igleheart was arrested during an undercover operation where he allegedly arranged to meet the victim at the mall. When he arrived, police say he had alcoholic beverages in tow. He was taken into custody by police, and investigators learned he also booked a hotel room at Days Inn on Northlake Parkway.

Igleheart, who formerly represented Post 4 on the City Council, resigned from the seat following his arrest.

DeKalb County Jail records show Igleheart was booked back into the facility on March 28.

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