Two Chattooga County men have been arrested in the past twenty four hours for Child Molestation.

The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Department arrested 30 year old William Howard Cross of a McWhorter Drive address in Trion on Tuesday morning and charged the man with Sexual Battery against a child under 16 years of age along with Child Molestation charges.  Sheriff John Everett took him into custody at 8:30 yesterday morning and he was booked into the Chattooga County Jail.

Also, the Summerville Police Department arrested 27 year old Byron Dustin Hines of a McGinnis Circle address in Summerville on Tuesday and charged with Child Molestation.  Hines was arrested on Tuesday afternoon at 2:45 PM and booked into the Chattooga County Jail by Summerville Police Officer Phillip Cox.