Tallahassee man arrested in child molestation investigation
and last updated 2021-04-30 11:56:15-04
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â The Leon County Sheriff's Office arrested 36-year-old Gari Tookes, an assistant professor of sociology at Florida A&M University after deputies say he sexually abused a minor.
FAMU released the following statement regarding Tookes:
"He was hired in Aug 2018. As of today [Apil 29], he is an employee. The Human Relations Department is reviewing the status of his relationship with the university."
Tookes was previously a clinical social worker.
According to the Leon County Sheriffâs Office, the Florida Department of Children and Families received information regarding a sexual battery on February 23, 2021.