Chatsworth Man Arrested for Attempting to Meet Minor for Sex

ATLANTA—Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Lamkin announces, on behalf of the FBI’s Northwest Georgia Safe Child Task Force, the following arrest at Chatsworth, Georgia:

John Eric Cochran, 25 years old, of Chatsworth, Georgia, was arrested on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, by FBI agents and task force officers after coming to the attention of undercover officers on the Internet. Cochran is currently facing state charges of attempted aggravated child molestation and child pornography after having attempted to meet with a minor child for purposes of having sex. He was met instead by FBI agents and task force officers of the FBI’s Northwest Georgia Safe Child Task Force, where he was arrested.

Cochran is currently being held at the Murray County Jail, Chatsworth, Georgia.

The public should be reminded that the above are mere allegations and that all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.