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Written by L. Chase
Published November 17, 2022 @ 12:53 PM ET
Warning: The following story contains information regarding sexual violence against children.
Gordon County (October 20, 2022) – Police were called out to the 900 block of Lance Road in Calhoun in reference to an extended child molestation/rape report.
Upon arriving, the victim’s mother explained to police that her daughter came forward on October 16, 2022, alleging several incidents of sexual assault against her while she was a minor. The victim identified her abuser as Michael Spillers, 24. The victim says there were multiple incidents of sexual assault over the years while she was 13-17 years old.
In December 2018 , the victim said that when she was 13, she was at her friend’s residence in Ranger when she met Spillers, who was her friend’s brother and 19 years old at the time. The relationship reportedly escalated in January 2019, but they did not have sexual intercourse until she was 14. However, the victim stated that they did ‘other things’ while she was still 13.
The relationship between Spillers and the victim remained a secret, under suicide threats and other statements by Spillers. The victim said the relationship lasted from January 2019 through March 2022. During that time, she did not want to have sex with Spillers on several occasions, and would tell him ‘No.’ Spillers would force himself on her and sometimes be extremely rough during intercourse.
The victim stated that she had not seen Spillers since March 2022 and had not heard from him until July 2022, when he sent her a text message.
Since coming forward, the victim and her mother created a timeline without going into detail about individual incidents. They handed it over to the police to aid in their investigation.
On October 31, 2022, Spillers was taken into custody and charged with aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, two counts of aggravated sodomy, and statutory rape.
Officer’s Narrative:
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On Thursday, 20 October 2022, at approximately 1217 hours, Deputy J.T. FOWLER, with the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office Uniform Patrol Division, responded to [900 BLOCK] Lance Road, Calhoun, Gordon County, Georgia, in reference to an assault report.
Upon arrival, Deputy FOWLER met with [WITNESS #1]. [WITNESS #1] stated the reason law enforcement had been contacted was for incidents involving her daughter, [REDACTED BY AGENCY] who was a juvenile at the time the incidents occurred. [WITNESS #1] stated [REDACTED BY AGENCY] had been occupied at the time Deputy FOWLER arrived. [WITNESS #1] stated [REDACTED BY AGENCY] friend’s brother, MICHAEL SCOTT SPILLERS, had sexually molested [REDACTED BY AGENCY] on multiple occasions when she was a juvenile, aged thirteen (13) to seventeen (17). [WITNESS #1] stated [REDACTED BY AGENCY] advised the family of the incidents last Sunday, 16 October 2022. [WITNESS #1] stated [REDACTED BY AGENCY] wanted to report the incident and possibly prosecute.
[REDACTED BY AGENCY] entered the room while [WITNESS #1] and Deputy FOWLER were speaking. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] stated she was at her friend’s residence, believed to be [3500 BLOCK] US 411, Ranger, Georgia, 30734, in December 2018, when she was thirteen (13) years old. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] stated she then met her friend’s brother (MICHAEL), who was nineteen (19) years old at the time, when he moved back into his mother’s residence. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] stated their relationship escalated in January 2019. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] stated she and MICHAEL did not have sexual intercourse until she was fourteen (14) years old but did “other things” leading up to that while she was thirteen (13) years old.
[REDACTED BY AGENCY] stated the relationship remained a secret under threats of suicide and other statements. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] stated the relationship lasted from January 2019 to March 2022. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] stated on multiple occasions she did not want to have sex with MICHAEL and would tell him no. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] stated MICHAEL would force himself onto her. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] stated MICHAEL would sometimes get extremely rough during intercourse. [REDACTED BY AGENCY] stated MICHAEL shoved her around or shoved her down several times.
[REDACTED BY AGENCY] stated she had not seen MICHAEL since March 2022 and had no contact with him since July 2022, when he sent her a text message.
[WITNESS #1] stated since [REDACTED BY AGENCY] had come forward with the information, she and [REDACTED BY AGENCY] had created a basic timeline without going into detail of individual incidents. [WITNESS #1] sent Deputy FOWLER a copy via his county issued e-mail address. Deputy FOWLER attached a copy to the report.
Deputy FOWLER advised his supervisor of the incidents. Deputy FOWLER was advised to complete a report and detectives would be in contact with [WITNESS #1] and [REDACTED BY AGENCY] soon.
[End of Narrative]