Crime & Safety
Girl Allegedly Molested in Smyrna Office Depot Bathroom
Police say the suspect struggled with officers after they told him what he was being arrested for.
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Credit: Cobb County Sheriff’s Office
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An Atlanta man has bonded out of the Cobb County jail after police say he molested a teenage girl in the bathroom of the Smyrna Office Depot where he works.
Eric Lashaun Walker is accused of following the 14-year-old into the bathroom and touching her while she was undressed, a warrant obtained Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The alleged assault took place for over 20 seconds before Walker left the bathroom.
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Cobb County jail records indicate that Walker is facing charges of first degree cruelty to children, sexual battery against a child under the age of 16, child molestation, and obstruction of a law enforcement officer. Walker was released from jail on a $35,000 bond on Tuesday.
The AJC reports that when Walker was arrested Friday, he became aggressive when told what he was being accused of doing; it allegedly took four officers to subdue Walker so he could be arrested.
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