A man was sentenced to life without parole after a Cherokee County jury found him guilty of aggravated sexual battery and burglary, a news release said.
David Emanuel Urbay Jr., 35, of Canton, entered a woman’s home and sexually assaulted her while she slept in January 2017, the release said.
“The woman showed great courage by immediately calling 911 after this incident to report the assault,” District Attorney Shannon Wallace said in the release. “We are pleased the Cherokee County jury found this repeat offender guilty and that justice was served for this courageous victim.”
Urbay was sentenced to life without parole for aggravated sexual battery and 20 years in prison, to be served at the same time, for burglary in the first degree.
“A person’s home should be a safe place, where you can feel secure from the evils of the outside world. Within your home, nothing is more sacred than the peace and serenity of your own bedroom. But all of that has been shattered for the victim of this crime,” attorney Holly Varner, who prosecuted the case for the state, said in the release. “The victim will have to live with the memory of this assault for the rest of her life.”
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