DALTON, Ga. — A former Whitfield County firefighter pleaded guilty to three counts of child molestation, one in each of three cases he faced, Tuesday in Whitfield County Superior Court.

William Taylor White, of Chatsworth, is scheduled for sentencing on Oct. 23.

White was arrested in February 2017 and charged with five counts of child molestation and four counts of sexual battery of a child under the age of 16. White was placed on unpaid leave from the Whitfield County Fire Department at the time of his arrest. County officials say he resigned from the department in August 2017.

The Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation after the grandmother of a female juvenile brought the child to the sheriff’s office and reported she had been molested. During the investigation, investigators identified at least two more victims who had also been molested by the same suspect.

One of the victims did not know the other victims and had not had any contact with the other victims. The three children — ages 10, 11 and 12 at the time of the incidents — all had similar stories of being molested by the suspect. The molestation of these victims started in 2012 and the last known incident was in 2015, according to a sheriff’s office statement at the time of White’s arrest.

White’s lawyer, Chattanooga attorney Bryan Hoss, did not immediately respond to an email message Wednesday.