According to police, a Georgia mother caught her boyfriend molesting her 5-year-old daughter and then went after him with a sword. This is according to a report from the Twiggs County Sheriff's Office.

The woman, who is yet to be identified, told deputies that she grabbed the sword when she caught 25-year-old John Lawarren Williams in the act last Thursday, according to WMAZ.

While Williams was trying to escape her home he was slice on one of his hands. He briefly escaped before the response to the mother's call to 911 around midnight.

According to a report from WGXA, the mother and her child were taken to Navicent Pediatric Hospital. The condition of the girl remains unknown. In the following morning, Williams surrendered to police and was treated for minor injuries.

Williams was formally charged with two counts of cruelty to children and aggravated child molestation.

What a despicable act by this man and it was within this woman's rights to do anything she could get this sick man out of her home.

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