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Written by: A. Smith
Published May 29, 2025 @ 9:07 AM ET
LUMPKIN COUNTY, Ga. – A former Boy Scout leader from Cumming has been arrested and charged with multiple crimes related to child molestation and child pornography.
On April 18, 2025, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation began looking into a report that Andrew Howard Whaley, 61, had molested a boy he met while serving as a Scout leader. Investigators have not said when the alleged abuse occurred.
On May 16, GBI agents and the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office served search warrants at Whaley’s cabin and a business in Lumpkin County. During those searches, agents said they found child pornography.
Investigators also found a hidden camera inside a bathroom at Whaley’s home in Forsyth County. Authorities believe he used the camera to secretly record minors.
Whaley was arrested the same day and booked into the Lumpkin County Jail.
He is charged in Lumpkin County with one count of aggravated child molestation, one count of child molestation, and one count of possession of child pornography. In Forsyth County, he faces six counts of creation of child pornography and 13 counts of eavesdropping and surveillance.
The GBI said the investigation is still active. Anyone with information is asked to contact the GBI Regional Investigative Office in Cleveland at 706-348-4866, the GBI Tip Line at 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at gbi.georgia.gov, or through the “See Something, Send Something” mobile app.
Once the investigation is complete, the case will be turned over to the Enotah Circuit and Bell-Forsyth District Attorney’s Offices.
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