The TV personality was charged with sexual battery against a child under 16, aggravated child molestation
Credit: Fulton County Sheriff’s Office
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- Sidney Starr was arrested in Georgia on charges including sexual battery and aggravated child molestation
- Police allege Starr confessed to performing oral sex on a boy under 16 and claimed it was consensual
- Starr remains in custody at Fulton County Jail as the District Attorney’s Office handles the case
Former Love & Hip Hop: New York star Sidney Starr was arrested on multiple charges related to sexual assault allegations against a minor.
Starr, who was born Sidney Favors, was arrested at an Embassy Suites in Hapeville, Ga., on Sunday, Aug. 2. Favors allegedly confessed to performing oral sex on a boy and claimed it was consensual, Atlanta News First reported, citing an arrest warrant.
Favors is charged with sexual battery against a child under 16, aggravated child molestation and sodomy, according to court records viewed by PEOPLE.
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The Baddies ATL star was booked into the Fulton County Jail and has not been released as of publication. No additional details will be released due to the involvement of a minor, the Hapeville Police Department said, per Atlanta News First.
The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office is handling the prosecution, 11 Alive reported.
PEOPLE reached out to the Fulton County D.A.’s Office, the Hapeville Police Department and a representative for Favors.
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