A Gainesville man previously charged with vehicular homicide in a Hall County crash has now been charged with possession of child sexual abuse material.
Rafael Garrido, 60, was involved in the March 22 collision on Browns Bridge Rd. that killed two people near S. Smith Rd. His phone had been seized after that accident to be processed for evidence in that case.
A press release from the Hall County Sheriff’s Office said an investigator was processing the cell phone on April 9 when he discovered a video of children involved in sexual acts on the device.
The evidence was turned over to investigators with HCSO’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, who reportedly found a second video. ICAC investigators issued a warrant for felony sexual exploitation of a minor (two counts).
Garrido was taken into custody Friday at the Hall County Courthouse where he was scheduled for a committal hearing in the vehicular homicide case. During the arrest, investigators seized another cell phone from him
Investigations into both cases are ongoing.
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