Forsyth County mother reports registered sex offender around her child

A Forsyth County mother said a routine online search showed a man spending time around her child was a registered sex offender, and she turned him in to authorities after making the discovery. “I felt my heart drop,” she said.

The mother’s account puts a simple safety step at the center of the case: checking public sex-offender registries before trusting someone in a child’s orbit. Georgia’s registry is public through the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office also maintains a Sex Offender Registry page with alert signup and contact links for residents who want to keep tabs on listed offenders in the county.

The case also underscores how much depends on families taking the extra step themselves. The mother said she realized the man’s status only after looking him up online, which meant he had already spent time around her child before she recognized the risk. That sequence gives local parents a practical reminder that the registry is meant to be used proactively, not after a child has already been around someone of concern.

Forsyth County has seen other sex-crime enforcement that keeps attention on the registry and the offenders listed in it. Forsyth News has reported on a 4-day sex-crime sting in the county that led to 24 arrests, as well as a separate case in which a repeat sex offender was sentenced in Forsyth County for possession of child sexual abuse materials. Together, those cases show why deputies and parents alike continue to lean on registry checks, alerts and fast reporting when a concern surfaces.

For families in Forsyth, the public tools are straightforward: the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s registry, the sheriff’s office registry page and its alert signup. The mother’s report shows how quickly a name on a screen can become a real-world safety issue, and why a single search can change what a parent does next.