Dekalb County School Teacher Arrested by Gwinnett County SVU for Child Molestation and Enticing

Gwinnett County Police Officers arrested a Dekalb County School teacher for multiple crimes against a child.

On September 3, 2024, detectives assigned to the Special Victims Unit were alerted about a possible adult male having sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old child. The victim’s mother discovered sexually explicit conversations between her child and an unknown male and contacted 911. Detectives were able to pose as the 14-year-old child and plan a meeting with the suspected adult male. 49-year-old Marcus A. Knight of Lawrenceville arrived at the meeting location and was taken into custody without incident. During his arrest, Knight was in possession of multiple high-level THC vape cartridges.

Knight is a teacher at Stone Mountain Middle School.

Knight was transported to the Gwinnett County Jail, where he is being held without bond and is charged with aggravated child molestation, enticing a child for indecent purposes, and obscene internet contact with a child. Additional charges might be forthcoming pending further investigation. The victim in this case was not a student of Marcus Knight.

If anyone has any information to share in this case, please contact GCPD detectives at 770.513.5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404.577.TIPS (8477) or visit www.stopcrimeATL.com. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive a cash reward for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.