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Friday, Sep. 11, 2009

Monroe County officials say more victims in sex case may surface

Monroe County sheriff’s investigators have discovered additional possible victims in the case of a Culloden man who allegedly sexually abused teenage girls after giving them drugs and alcohol.

Randy Bill Hay, 52, of Ga. 74, was arrested Aug. 31 on charges of child molestation, statutatory rape, sexual exploitation of a child, two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and four counts of aggravated child molestation, according to a sheriff’s office news release.

Hay was arrested after investigators executed a search warrant at Hay’s home, according to the release.

The investigation began about two weeks ago after one of the girls reported the abuse, said Allison Selman-Willis, sheriff’s office spokeswoman.

The abuse allegedly occurred on multiple occasions during the past two years, according to the release.

Selman-Willis said the alleged abuse affected at least three girls, described as being in their “mid-teens.”

At times, Hay is alleged to have recorded the sexual abuse, according to the release.

As investigators have interviewed the girls, they’ve learned about other potential victims and are still conducting interviews, Selman-Willis said.

“We appreciate them telling us so he won’t be able to do this to anybody else,” she said.

Hay is being held at the Monroe County jail without bond. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call 994-7048.