Georgia man gets life for child molestation, cruelty conviction

A Hall County man was sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison for crimes that included impregnating a girl under age 16, the Gainesville Times reported.

Lawrence Daddario, 47, of Flowery Branch also made other children “beg for money and food,” according to the report.

The defendant was convicted on charges of aggravated child molestation and second-degree child cruelty, the paper reported.

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