Clarkesville man accused of child molestation

Steven Alan Hayward (Habersham County Sheriff's Office)

A Clarkesville man was arrested for alleged past acts of child molestation against female victims who were under the age of 16, according to the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators were contacted about the allegations in September of last year, according to a report of the incident, after the complainant told police their “daughters had disclosed possible sexual abuse at the hands of a family friend” – now identified as Steven Alan Hayward, 38, of Clarkesville.

Hayward was arrested on March 13 and charged with child molestation before being booked into the Habersham County Jail on a $11,100 bond.