A sixteen-year-old Ider, Alabama teen has been charged as an adult with multiple counts of child molestation and is being held in the Chattooga County Jail.

Taylor Dakota Blackmon appeared in Chattooga County Superior Court today (Thursday) and was denied bond.

He is facing three counts of child molestation and one count each of aggravated child molestation and aggravated sodomy.

Chattooga County Sheriff’s Investigator Eddie Stroup told WZQZ News that Blackmon is accused of molesting five children between the ages of 4 and 9 years old over a period of two years.

Stroup said that the victims are related to Blackmon.

Sixteen-year-old persons can be charged as adults in Georgia for felony offences.