Former church deacon indicted in sex abuse of 2 young girls | AL.com

A former church deacon accused of sexually abusing two young church members has been indicted.

A Jefferson County grand jury issued the indictments against Collin Galletly Jr., who was a deacon at McElwain Baptist Church in Birmingham until the allegations against him surfaced against late last year. He is charged with two counts of first-degree sex abuse and one count of sex abuse of a child under the age of 12. Notice of the indictments was made public Thursday.

Irondale police in June announced the charges against the 69-year-old Galletly. Det. Sgt. Michael Mangina said the investigation began in November 2017 when the legal guardian of two girls, ages 9 and 12, filed a report with the Irondale Police Department claiming the children were inappropriately touched by a church deacon.

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