Crime & Safety
Teacher's Assistant Charged With Child Molestation
Sandy Springs resident Bernard Benta is accused of inappropriately touching a male student in his care at a preschool in Milton.
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Milton, GA -- Detectives with the Milton Police Department have charged a teacher’s assistant at a preschool with child molestation.
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Bright Horizons at Deerfield employee Bernard Benta, who resides in Sandy Springs, was arrested Friday and charged with child molestation and sexual assault by a school administrator, the agency said in its press release.
The 46-year-old man is accused of inappropriately touching a juvenile male in his care at the facility, which is located in the 3100 block of Webb Road.
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Lt. Charles Barstow, spokesperson with Milton police, said the child’s mother and stepfather came to the agency’s headquarters Feb. 11 to file a report of the allegations.
Benta was arrested at his residence and booked into the Fulton County Jail, Milton police said.
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