Vero Beach, FL (May 22, 2019) – On Tuesday, Indian River County police arrested a 71-year-old man identified as George Frank Bollis Jr. after molesting a child for years. According to police, the molestation began when the child was only 9 years old.
Police have also identified a second victim. Now, Bollis is facing three counts of sexual battery on a minor and is being held without bond in the Indian River County Jail.
In January, a 13-year-old went to investigators in another state and told them that they were molested by Bollis for several years, starting in June 2016. The incidents involved Bollis also taking inappropriate photographs of the child in his business office.
Bollis has also been accused of abusing one other child but police have not released the details of this account. Police say that they are proud of the victims for coming forward and continue to investigate the circumstances at this time.
Vero Beach Sexual Battery on a Minor Laws
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