A Coweta County couple is behind bars in Mississippi after a grand jury indicted them on charges including child molestation, incest, aggravated child molestation and bestiality. Catherine Courtney Caccamo, 31, and Ryan Christopher Caccamo, 35, were arrested by Long Beach police and booked into Harrison County Jail, where jail records show they are being held without bond on the Coweta County charges.
According to The Newnan Times-Herald, a Coweta County grand jury indicted the pair on two counts of child molestation, two counts of incest, one count of aggravated child molestation and one count of bestiality. Each count in the indictment names both defendants, the paper reports.
Per the indictment, the molestation and incest incidents occurred in Coweta County between October and December 2023 and involved a child younger than 16. The arrest orders, however, list offenses dating back to September 12, 2022, suggesting investigators examined a longer timeframe than the dates named in the formal charges.
Georgia law defines child molestation as an immoral or indecent act involving a child under 16, with the intent to arouse or satisfy sexual desire. The aggravated charge applies when the alleged act physically injures a child or involves sodomy; the legal definitions describe the elements prosecutors must prove, not findings that have been established in this case. Georgia’s child-molestation statute and the aggravated-offense definition set out those standards.
Arrest Orders Signed Day After Indictment
The newspaper's report notes that the arrest orders were signed on October 15, the day after the indictment came down. Those same orders list the defendants' last known address as Long Beach, which is where they were ultimately taken into custody and transferred to Harrison County Jail in Mississippi.
The arrests in Mississippi do not decide the Georgia charges. Mississippi law provides for an out-of-state authority to seek a person’s return by submitting a demand, accompanied by an authenticated copy of the indictment or other charging document; the state’s governor then has a role in arranging the arrest and delivery to the requesting state. That process is separate from a trial on the allegations, which would take place in the jurisdiction handling the case. Mississippi’s fugitive-from-justice statute describes that procedure.
The Coweta County Sheriff's Office is investigating the case, according to the same report. No information has been released about whether the Caccamos have attorneys, have entered pleas, or have any scheduled court appearances in Coweta County.
The charges remain allegations at this stage, and the case has not gone to trial. Anyone following the case can expect updates as it moves through the Coweta County court system.
