A man was taken into custody in Hall County earlier this week for his alleged involvement in human trafficking and sexual relations with a minor, according to the GBI.
Reed Skelton, 26, of Hart County, has been arrested and charged with trafficking of persons for sexual servitude, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) announced Friday, March 14.
The arrest follows an investigation into a human trafficking case that originated in Fulton County, according to authorities, after the Hart County Sheriff’s Office requested the GBI’s assistance in the investigation.
According to the GBI, the investigation revealed that in the fall of 2024, Skelton allegedly initiated contact with a minor through social media. Police say Skelton traveled to Fulton County with the express purpose of meeting the minor, and that he allegedly transported the minor to a hotel in Fulton. There, he allegedly paid for sexual acts, according to authorities.
Skelton was apprehended in Hall County and booked into the Hall County Jail.
The case involved collaboration between the GBI, Cobb County Police Department, Hart County Sheriff’s Office, Hall County Sheriff’s Office, Gainesville Police Department, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia State Patrol and the Georgia Attorney General’s Office.
The investigation is ongoing.
