Former Roswell city councilman Kent Igleheart indicted for sex crimes with minor

Mar 29, 2017 - 10:31
Mar 29, 2017 - 11:43
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Former Roswell city councilman Kent Igleheart indicted for sex crimes with minor
Kent Igleheart

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A Former Roswell city councilman was indicted Tuesday for sex crimes involving a teenage girl, DeKalb County's district attoey Sherry Boston has announced.

Kent Igleheart, 54, is facing a 16 count indictment for allegedly obtaining sexually explicit images and videos in February 2014 of the then 14-year-old victim and fuishing alcohol to a minor, Sherry Boston said.
 
According to investigators, Igleheart met the victim online while posing as a teenage boy. Authorities say he revealed his true identity and age, after meeting the victim in person years later and then allegedly lured her into a relationship.

Igleheart was arrested October 2016 after the relationship was reported to authorities. He resigned from his position in November 2016.

 

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