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Lithonia officer arrested, charged with rape

DeKalb County Police confirmed arrest.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A Lithonia officer has been arrested and charged with rape, along with two other crimes.

DeKalb County Police confirmed they arrested Lithonia Officer David Wilborn.

According to an incident report, the alleged incident happened around 11 p.m. Thursday night at a Lithonia pool on Park Drive. 

DeKalb County police said they were called by the Lithonia Police Department to assist in the case. That department's Special Victims Unit responded, collected evidence and took statements from the alleged victim and a witness.

Wilborn was interviewed by detectives and taken into custody. 

According to the incident report, the alleged victim did not know Wilborn. It also states that Wilborn was armed with a gun when the incident allegedly happened. It does not incident if Wilborn was on-duty.

According to jail records, Wilborn has been charged with rape, violation of oath by public officer and aggravated assault.

Jail records show he was booked into the DeKalb County Jail early Friday morning.

Credit: DeKalb County Police
Lithonia Officer David Wilborn

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