A cold case, a badge, and a DNA sample the law forced him to give
DeKalb County, GA — A grand jury indicted former DeKalb County Police Sergeant Cameron Livsey, 47, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, in the 2011 Exchange Park attack on two teenage girls. District Attorney Sherry Boston announced the indictment Wednesday — twelve counts: rape, aggravated sodomy, two counts of kidnapping, two counts of armed robbery, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of aggravated sexual battery, and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
The break in the case came from Livsey’s own federal arrest. On April 30, 2026, the FBI arrested him on a child-exploitation charge. Federal law required a DNA sample. It went into CODIS — and four months later, in late August, the DA’s office was notified: his DNA matched evidence collected from the 2011 scene.
The case had sat unsolved for fifteen years. Prosecutors say the girls, 17 and 16, were walking through Exchange Park on the night of Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, when a man approached from behind, claimed he had a gun, and assaulted both of them. He then drove the 16-year-old to a second location and attacked her again.
At the time of the alleged crimes, Livsey was a serving DeKalb County police officer. He spent the next fifteen years rising to sergeant — and only resigned in lieu of termination after the April federal arrest.
“Cases like this shake our faith in the criminal justice system and the people entrusted to work within it,” Boston said. “I hope that Livsey’s indictment shows that here in DeKalb County no one is above the law and those who try to use their positions of power to victimize others will be held responsible.”
DeKalb Police Chief Gregory Padrick said the case is deeply disturbing — particularly because the man now charged wore the department’s badge when the crimes happened. “No badge, no rank, and no position places anyone above the law,” he said.
Boston says her office believes there could be more victims, and more cold cases are being reviewed for possible links to Livsey. Anyone with information is asked to call the tip line at 404-371-2444. Arraignment is expected to be scheduled in the coming weeks.
