A 15-year-old teenager from Hall County has been charged with molesting a 5-year-old girl.
Daniel Lee Eller, of Gainesville, has been charged as an adult in the incident which occurred on July 30.
According to the Hall County Sheriff's Department, at approximately 5:00 AM, deputies responded to a residence on Fran Mar Drive, in Gainesville, regarding a report of a child molestation in progress.
Deputies discovered Eller had entered the home through an unlocked window. He was caught in the act of molesting the young girl when the girl's mother went into her room to check on her. She then alerted the girl's father, who confronted Eller and detained him until Deputies arrived.
Eller, who according to the Sheriff's Department, was intoxicated at the time, was arrested and transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center, where he was treated for minor injuries. He was then booked into the Gainesville Regional Youth Detention Center, initially charged with Child Molestation, Burglary, and Criminal Trespass.
At an August 6th court hearing, it was determined that Eller would be charged as an adult. As a result, juvenile charges were dismissed and he was booked into the Hall County Jail under charges of Aggravated Child Molestation and Burglary, and then boarded back out to Gainesville RYDC, where he remains held without bond. His next scheduled court appearance is September 6th in the Magistrate Court of Hall County.