A man who is already in jail for allegedly molesting children in White County is now accused of molesting four of his children in Hall County, the AJC reports.
In April, a White County Grand Jury indicted 44-year-old Scott Shelby of Cleveland on 17 counts. Deputies in Hall County obtained additional warrants against him for aggravated child molestation, child molestation and first-degree child cruelty, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
Shelby is accused of sexually abusing his four children. The kids range in age from 10 to 15 years old. The alleged abuse reportedly occurred between January 2017 and March 2018. The Division of Family and Children Services was alerted this past February and that’s when police were contacted, the newspaper reports.
Shelby’s 38-year-old wife, Rebecca Shelby, was arrested Wednesday on four counts of second-degree child cruelty for her alleged knowledge of the abuse, police said. Their four children were placed in foster care.
In April, jurors indicted Scott Shelby on 10 counts of cruelty to children, four counts of aggravated child molestation, sexual battery, two counts of simple battery and aggravated assault. Those charges are in connection with alleged incidents that occurred at a residence on Rocket Drive in Cleveland.
Scott Shelby remains in the White County jail without bond. Rebecca Shelby was booked into the Hall County jail. Her bond was set at $9,600.
