Ex-Forsyth Sheriff's Captain Sentenced In Groping Case: Reports

CUMMING, GA — A former spokesman for the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years of probation after he was found guilty of groping a 16-year-old girl, according to media reports. Frank Huggins, 74, was found guilty of felony sexual assault by a teacher and misdemeanor sexual battery, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Huggins served as a sheriff's captain and a spokesman for the sheriff's office before retiring in 2010. The charges stem from a 2016 incident when he was a driving instructor, say media reports.

He was accused of inappropriately touching one of his students, a 16-year-old girl. Sheriff's deputies confirmed the teen's allegations with video footage recovered from the vehicle, the AJC reported.

Deputies arrested Huggins, and he was later released on bond from the county jail, according to the AJC.

Judge Jeffrey Bagley presided at this week's bench trial, which was postponed numerous times, the Forsyth County News reported.

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