Paulding Detectives Arrest Home Daycare Owner for Assaulting Children

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PRESS RELEASE -Paulding Detectives arrested a local woman for assaulting five different children ranging in ages from 8 months to three years old in her home daycare one day earlier this month.

After receiving an anonymous tip on Wednesday January 25, 2023, Detectives from the Juvenile Division of the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office immediately launched an investgation into the incident.

Once Detectives were alerted by a tipster of video evidence which clearly shows the assaults taking place on January 12, 2023, Detectives determined who the suspect was and secured a search warrant for the daycare and arrest warrants for the suspect.

Once the warrants were secured, Detectives immediately went to the Reach For The Sky Academy, LLC home daycare which is operated by Marie Lipsky and located at 71 Mill Creek Lane Hiram, GA 30141.

Detectives made contact with Lipsky when they served the search warrant and ultimately arrested her without incident at the home based business on January 25, 2023.

Goldia Marie Lipsky (W/F, 63 YOA) was preliminarily arrested and charged with the following offenses in relation to the assault.

-1 Count of Aggravated Assault (F)

-2 Counts of Cruelty to Children (First Degree) (F)

-5 Counts of Cruetly to Children (Third Degree) (M)

Lipsky is being held in the Paulding County Jail with no bond.

As this investigation progresses, we expect more charges to be filed against Lipsky.

Detectives would like to encouarge anyone who may have additional information regarding the Reach For The Sky Academy, LLC home daycare or know of any additional victims from this daycare, to please call the Investigations Tip Line at (770) 443-3047 or send a tip via the Paulding Sheriff Mobile app.

Paulding County Man Arrested for Sexual Battery of a Juvenile

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(Paulding County, GA) Detectives with the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Division arrested a Paulding County man for sexual battery of a juvenile last week. On November 2, 2022, at approximately 4:00 PM, a female juvenile was inappropriately touched while at her part time job, at Harvest Time Market, which is located at 1160 Old Harris Road Dallas, GA 30132. Her boss, identified as Kenneth DeWayne Wiggins (W/M, 56) who is also the co-owner of Harvest Time Market, reportedly touched the juvenile multiple times on the intimate parts of her body while in the office area of the business. Once the victim was able to get out of the office, she went home and told her parents what happened, and they subsequently contacted authorities.
Detectives immediately launched an investigation into the incident and ultimately secured warrants for Wiggins’ arrest a few days later. Wiggins was arrested without incident on November 11, 2022 and charged with the below listed offenses. He was released on bond later that day.
Kenneth DeWayne Wiggins (W/M, 56 YOA)
-Sexual Battery (M) – 3 Counts
-False Imprisonment (F)
Detectives with the Sheriff’s Office would like to encourage anyone with information about this case or if you have been victimized by Wiggins in the past, to please contact the Sheriff’s Office Tip line at (770) 443-3047 or send a message via the Paulding Sheriff mobile app

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