Former Northside High assistant principal arrested on child molestation charges

A former Northside High School assistant principal was arrested late last week on charges of child molestation.

Joshua Lee Mason, 40, of Warner Robins, was charged with child molestation and aggravated child molestation and turned himself in to the Houston County Sheriff’s Office Friday. He’s currently being held in the Houston County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing in superior court.

HCSO Captain Randall Banks said the investigation began after the sheriff’s office received a report through the Georgia Division of Family & Children Services. He added the report was not connected to Mason’s work at Northside.

The Houston County School District noted that Mason resigned Nov. 4 and directed questions related to his arrest to HCSO.

This story was originally published November 8, 2021 at 11:37 AM.

Caleb Slinkard

The Telegraph

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Caleb Slinkard is the Georgia Editor for McClatchy, running the Macon Telegraph and Columbus Ledger-Enquirer newsrooms. Previously, he led newsrooms for the El Dorado (Ark.) News-Times, the Norman (Okla.) Transcript and the Greenville (Texas) Herald-Banner. He’s a graduate of Texas A&M University-Commerce and has taught journalism classes and practicums at the University of Oklahoma and Mercer University.