Gainesville man charged with sexual assaults

A Gainesville man is in jail charged with sexually assaulting two victims, including a girl under the age of 16. Hall County investigators arrested Michael Hart Lebow, 52, at his residence on Shirley Road north of Gainesville on Tuesday. The arrest followed a two-month investigation into alleged crimes dating back six years ago.

“The younger victim told investigators she was assaulted in 2016. The other victim, a young adult woman, said she was assaulted in 2017,” says Hall County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer B.J. Williams. “The victims are not related to one another.”

At this time, Lebow faces charges of child molestation and aggravated sodomy, both felony offenses. The investigation is ongoing and other charges are possible.

Anyone who might have information for investigators related to this case may call Hall County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Michael Alford at 770-533-7690.