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66-Year-Old Scientist Arrested on Charges of Drugging and Raping Runaway Juvenile Girls

June 23, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

George Arthur Proulx.
George Arthur Proulx.

George Arthur Proulx is a 66-year-old inventor and scientist with a few patents to his name, among them a “railgun system” designed to “launch a projectile by injecting liquid aluminum between the armature and a pair of electrically conductive rails.” He’s previously lived in Castro Valley, Calif.




A year ago he bought a $339,000 house at 113 Brittany Lane in Palm Coast. Sometime after that, according to his arrest report, he started taking runaway girls to that house, several of them 14 or 15, drugging them, and performing sexual acts on them.

On Monday, following a six-month investigation, Flagler County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Proulx and charged him on a count of statutory rape, two counts of molestation and two counts of interfering or contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Three of the charges are second-degree felony, each exposing him to a maximum of 15 years in prison if convicted.

Last November 18 deputies had located four juveniles near the area of Celebrity Resort at 98 Palm Coast Resort Boulevard near European Village. All four had been reported missing out of Volusia County. They told deputies that they’d been picked up in Daytona Beach by a man called George, and that he’d taken them to a house at 113 Brittany Lane.




There, the juveniles said, he had sexual contact with all four of them. Three of the girls are 15, one is 18 as of today. One of the girls reported he allegedly assaulted her daily, including instances when he forced her to perform oral sex on him. Another girl alleged he continuously molested her, touching her on her private parts. A third said he “roofied or put something in my drink and raped us.” She described herself as going completely numb after he allegedly drugged her, and recalling seeing him on top of her before she passed out. She recalls waking up completely naked.

All four girls identified Proulx using “a functional equivalent simultaneous photo array,” his arrest report states.

Proulx, according to his arrest report, admitted to having sex with two of the girls, but called it consensual. (There is no such thing as consensual sex between an adult 24 years old or older and a child younger than 16. The law recognizes a distinction between outright rape, a first degree felony, and statutory rape, a second degree felony. The difference is a matter of force: if the victim is forced at any point, the graver charge applies. If the victim is younger than 12, the graver charge applies either way.)

Throughout the interview with detectives, Proulx admitted to buying the juveniles cigarettes and alcohol and providing them with cocaine during their stay at his house. He said he was remorseful over not contacting law enforcement once he discovered the girls were runaways.

Flagler County Sheriff detective James Crosbee led the investigation.

Crosbee was working with the State Attorney’s Office on charging him when he received information that Proulx was planning to leave the country to move to Thailand, one of the world’s leading destinations for child-sex tourism.

County Judge Melissa Distler signed Proulx’s arrest warrant on Monday, and ordered Proulx to surrender his passport. He is being held at the Flagler County jail on $40,000 bond.

“We are thankful the juveniles came forward and told us what happened to them,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “Detective Crosbee and our Major Case Unit did a great job obtaining the necessary evidence to build the case and get this offender behind bars before he could flee the country. Thailand is known to be an epicenter of human trafficking, so it’s no surprise that’s where he wanted to go. We pray the victims get the psychological help they need since this pervert took their childhood away from them.”

The interior of Proulx's house in Palm Coast, which he bought in May 2019. (FCSO)
The interior of Proulx’s house in Palm Coast, which he bought in May 2019. (FCSO)
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  1. Indy says

    June 23, 2020 at 2:40 pm

    Uh yeah, it’s probably good to make sure the “scientist” isn’t concealing a cyanide capsule or the sort in his molar in an attempt to beat justice.

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  2. MyTwoCents says

    June 23, 2020 at 3:05 pm

    This is the world we live in. Just imagine the things that are going on that’s hidden in the darkness, the people that get away with horrendous acts of violence, the victims that never get to tell their story, and countless corruption in the very institutions that supposed to keep us safe. One word sums it up SCARY….

    Since this man has not been convicted of the charges against him, he is supposed to be presumed innocent until “proven” otherwise. However, the things he HAS already admitted too, definitely ain’t good.

    I hope these girls are back home safe with their families and realize that whatever they chose to run away from, can be a LOT WORSE in these streets.

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  3. Bob . says

    June 23, 2020 at 4:21 pm

    Standing ovation to the brave victims/survivors/victors’ — great police work

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  4. A. J. says

    June 23, 2020 at 4:36 pm

    Am glad the young ladies were not killed. Sadly they may be scarred for life. The guy is not African American, might light or no sentence . Hope they throw the book at him. I will not hold my breath.

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  5. ASF says

    June 23, 2020 at 5:36 pm

    He sounds like a serial abuser. I am glad the police got him before he left the country for Thailand–which is full of young victims being trafficked for the perverted pleasure of “tourists” like the one above.

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  6. Dennis says

    June 24, 2020 at 4:25 am

    Why is the bail so low? That’s a joke.

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  7. Robert Bianco says

    June 24, 2020 at 7:08 am

    40,000 dollar bond, who are they trying to scare with that, 4 juvenilles with same story, this scumbag confessed?? No bond! What a joke

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  8. Mythoughts says

    June 24, 2020 at 8:35 am

    Disgusting, pervert. He couldn’t find someone his own age? That tells you he is a real loser. Throw him in prison and throw the key away.

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  9. Ritchie says

    June 24, 2020 at 11:40 am

    Amazing! No one said a word about this sicko. What a dangerous creep.
    Would the reaction be the same had he been a person of colour?

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  10. Trailer Bob says

    June 24, 2020 at 3:02 pm

    Too bad we couldn’t just remove him from society…ummm…I mean the planet. Got to be one sick puppy for that shit.

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  11. Devin mckenna says

    June 26, 2020 at 2:41 pm

    This is crazy just not six months ago I installed two big metal shelves in his garage and his house look just as his picture didn’t empty and when I tried to make conversation about it who changed the story real fast talk about something else but he did mention he did like to travel but I would have never thought of this when I met George this is mind-blowing

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  12. Katrina says

    July 2, 2020 at 8:59 am

    Thanks you so much…

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  13. Katrina Carroll says

    July 2, 2020 at 9:04 am

    I’m one of the girls… all is have to say is thank you and god bless you I am 100% safe now. Thanks for all those people that help look for me

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  14. Pat says

    October 5, 2020 at 12:25 pm

    He was mental illness and so suffering with bipolar disorder

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