A Fort Valley white male was convicted of five counts of child molestation.
On Wednesday, a Houston County jury convicted Corey Alan Lusk, 34, of five counts of child molestation following a three-day trial.
According to Houston County District Attorney (DA) Eric Edwards, Superior Court Judge Amy Smith sentenced the white brute to 60 years, with the first 25 of those years to be served in prison.
Additionally, the child molester will be required to register as a sex offender for life.
The DA said the jury deliberated for twenty minutes before reaching their verdict.
The pedophile had been sexually abusing a nine-year-old child for two years. The abuse consisted of Lusk exposing himself as well as touching the child’s chest and buttocks with his hand; there were no reports of intercourse or sodomy.
In 2022, the investigation was started by the Houston County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Investigations Division after the victim disclosed the abuse to a family friend. The child further confirmed the situation with an interview conducted by the Crescent House Child Advocacy Center in Macon.
The case was investigated primarily by then-Deputy Adrian Moss of the Houston County Sheriff’s Office (now of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation). Lusk was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Elizabeth E. McDaniel and Brandi M. Holland of the Houston Circuit District Attorney’s Office, per the DA.
“As prosecutors assigned to the Special Victims Unit, Ms. Holland and I take great pride in representing the children of Houston County and being a voice for them. A child’s safety is our top priority. With this conviction, that safety is restored for this victim, and the defendant will be unable to prey upon any other children in this community. I would like to thank Special Agent Adrian Moss and the Crescent House Child Advocacy Center for their work on this case. Our job is not possible without the dedicated work of the law enforcement agencies and child advocacy centers in Houston County.”
“This conviction was made possible because a child found the courage to speak up. Disclosing abuse is one of the hardest things a child can ever be asked to do, and standing in a courtroom to testify about it takes extraordinary bravery. That courage ensured that the truth was heard and that this defendant will no longer have the opportunity to harm another child. I am deeply grateful to the jury for the seriousness with which they approached this case, and for the swift verdict they returned after hearing the evidence. I also want to thank the investigators, the Crescent House Child Advocacy Center, and the prosecutors in our Special Victims Unit who work tirelessly to protect the children of this community. When a child has been subjected to abuse, our responsibility is to stand beside them and make sure their voice is heard. In this case, the jury heard this child’s voice loud and clear, and justice was served.”
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