ATHENS, Ga. -- An Athens man is behind bars in Clarke County after being accused of sexually assaulting a young girl.

The assault was reported early Tuesday afternoon. Investigators said the victim is 12 years old.

Bobby Louis Smith, 53, was arrested and charged with sexual battery. He is being held in the Clarke County Jail.

Smith's relationship to the victim was not immediately known.

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ATHENS, Ga. – The community is rallying around a veteran who was arrested after rescuing a dog from a hot car.

Michael Hammons took action after seeing a dog locked inside of a rapidly heating car at a Athens area shopping center. The U.S. Army veteran broke the window of the car to free the dog.

Afterwards – at the insistence of the dog's owner -- Hammons was arrested for criminal trespass.

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ATHENS, Ga. – Authorities have arrested a woman after they say four elderly men were found living in deplorable conditions at an illegal care home in Athens.

Investigators said they found the men during a search of the home at 200 Landor Drive Thursday afternoon.

According to Athens-Clarke County Police, the four men didn't have access to bathroom facilities, didn't have any food and only had a few bottles of water. They were living in a basement and were forced to use the bathroom in five-gallon buckets. They weren't allowed to go upstairs. They were allowed to go in a backyard, but were prevented from leaving.

Authorities arrested Emma Heard and charged her with four counts of false imprisonment, one count of elder abuse and a felony count of operating an unlicensed personal care home.