Written by: E. George
Published September 3, 2023 @ 12:30 PM ET
PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. – A 60-year-old Marietta man who was captured on the Fortson, Georgia edition of the famous TV show “To Catch a Predator” in 2006 has been arrested again on child-related charges. Paulding County officers arrested James Michael Klein, also known as “Jim”, on August 9, 2023, for crimes committed in July and charged him with battery – simple assault and felony false imprisonment (victim is younger than 14).
In his most recent charges, Klein is accused of keeping a seven-year-old child bound to a chair with both wrists held together with duct tape. The child suffered marks and scratches from being restrained. Klein did not have permission from the parents to have the child in his custody.
In July 2006, when Klein was 43 years old, he conversed with a decoy who he believed was a 15-year-old girl. He went on to engage in sexually explicit conversations with her, asking her if she ever experienced oral sex.
