CORNELIA – A 17-year-old male from Georgia was arrested in a Child Exploitation investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Release:

The GBI arrested and charged Paten Diontae Carter, age 17, of Alto, Georgia, with Aggravated Stalking and Child Exploitation. On May 14, 2024, the Cornelia Police Department requested the GBI to investigate a child exploitation allegation.   

Carter was booked into the Habersham County Detention Center on June 5, 2024. 

This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Cornelia Police Department at 706-778-4314 or the GBI regional investigative office in Cleveland at (706) 348-4866. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by calling 1-800-597-TIPS (8477), online at https://gbi.georgia.gov/submit-tips-online, or by downloading the See Something, Send Something mobile app. 

Once the investigation is complete, it will be given to the Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.