Georgia Deacon Arrested On 400 Sex Crime Charges

Chattanooga’s NBC affiliate reports:

A former Walker County deacon is facing a laundry list of charges, from Sexual Battery to Exploitation and Intimidation of disabled adults. Deputies say this has stemmed over the last two to five years.

Deputies picked up 75-year-old Dennis Laman on June 2nd, and he’s been in the county jail since. Officials with the Walker County Sheriff’s Office say a church member at Highlands Presbyterian Church tipped them off.

Pastor Tom May says Laman had been a deacon at the church for nearly 20 years, and was asked to leave the church because of his charges. Laman is now being held at the Walker County Jail without bond.

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Georgia church deacon, Dennis Laman, has been arrested & charged with over 400 counts of sexual battery & exploitation of disabled adults. pic.twitter.com/JT5ERuLyaz

— ???? (@antifaoperative) June 13, 2023

Dennis Laman, 75, a deacon at Highlands Presbyterian Church for 20 years, has been charged w 201 counts of exploitation of a disabled adult & 199 counts of sexual battery. https://t.co/ctzGFeQhhE

— ???? (@antifaoperative) June 13, 2023