Published: June 18, 2009 04:02 pm      

Chickamauga man, 73, arrested on child sex charges

A 73-year-old Chickamauga man was arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a child on Tuesday evening, June 16, at his residence at 228 Vittetoe Road.

According to Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson:

Sheriff’s detectives served a search warrant at the residence of Robert L. Hoppel after developing information that Hoppel was in possession of child pornography.

During the search of Hoppel’s residence, detectives located a considerable amount of child pornography in the home.

Hoppel was booked at the Walker County jail on four counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Hoppel was released on an $11,000 bond Wednesday afternoon, June 17. He will appear in Walker County Superior Court in November 2009.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting with the investigation.