By Joe Johnson
Five adults are in custody following a months-long investigation of suspected child sexual assault at a home in Barrow County.
The arrests stem from an investigation that began last year when four children ranging in age from 3 to 11 told authorities about being sexually abused over a five-year period at a residence on Englewood Road in Winder.
The Department of Family and Children Services subsequently removed the children.
After several search warrants were executed by the Barrow County Sheriff’s Office, authorities arrested a total of six adults, several of whom were brothers.
The suspects and their charges are:
Paul Andrew Bean, 32, of Winder, multiple counts of child molestation, sodomy, aggravated sexual battery, cruelty to children, and incest with more charges pending. He was arrested at The Whits Inn on Lawrenceville Road in Loganville.
Ashley Nicole Neese, 22, of Winder, multiple counts of child molestation, and cruelty to children.
Jerry Lee Neese, Jr., 24, of Winder, multiple counts of child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, and cruelty to children.
Ashley Neese and Jerry Neese were arrested at a home on Hunter Road in Jefferson.
Kavin Eugene Neese, 55, of Winder, multiple counts of child molestation, false imprisonment, aggravated sexual battery, and cruelty to children. He was arrested at a home on Nathaniel Drive in Jefferson.
Keith Allen Neese, 57, of Winder, multiple counts of child molestation and aggravated sexual battery.
Felisa Michelle Bailey, 50, of Winder, multiple counts of child molestation and cruelty to children.
Keith Neese and Bailey were arrested at the Waffle House on Spout Springs Road in Flowery Branch.
The investigation is ongoing with more charges anticipated for each suspect.
“I want to thank the Loganville Police Department, and the Jackson County and Hall County Sheriff’s Offices for their assistance in getting these suspects behind bars,” said Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith. “The effort to arrest these suspects simultaneously at four different locations required incredible coordination between our deputies and law enforcement partners.”
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