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Chickamauga Man Arrested on Child Sex Charges
Comments 0 | Recommend 0A 73-year-old Chickamauga man was arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a child on Tuesday evening residence, 228 Vittetoe Road, Chickamauga, GA, according to Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson.
Walker County Sheriff's Office detectives served a search warrant at the residence of Robert L. Hoppel after developing information that Hoppel was in possession of child pornography. During the search of Hoppel's residence, detectives located a considerable amount of child pornography in the home.
Hoppel was booked at the Walker County Jail on four counts sexual exploitation of a child and one count possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Hoppel was released on an $11,000 bond Wednesday afternoon. He will appear in Walker County Superior Court in November.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting with the investigation.
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