A Gainesville man already charged in a fatal Hall County crash is now facing additional charges for possession of child sexual abuse material.
Rafael Garrido, the suspect in a March 22 crash on Browns Bridge Road that killed two people, was charged on April with two felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. According to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, the new charges were filed after investigators discovered explicit videos involving children while examining Garrido’s phone for evidence related to the crash.
The phone was seized as part of the vehicular homicide investigation conducted by HCSO’s Accident Investigation Unit. Upon discovering the material, investigators turned the evidence over to the department’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit, which allegedly located a second video and issued the warrants.
Garrido was taken into custody on Friday, April 11, at the Hall County Courthouse, where he was scheduled to appear for a committal hearing in the crash case. Authorities also seized an additional phone during his arrest.
Both investigations remain ongoing.
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