Crime & Public Safety
Man sentenced to 18 years for molesting 5-year-old girl in Henry County
Steven Lee Anderson
Oct 30, 2018
A Henry County man was sentenced Monday to 18 years in prison after being convicted of molesting a 5-year-old girl, prosecutors said.
Steven Lee Anderson, 38, of Locust Grove, was found guilty of forcing the child to touch his genitals in Sept. 2017, a spokeswoman for the Henry County District Attorney’s office said in a news release.
In addition to his prison time, Anderson must register as a sex offender for life and have no contact with the victim or her mother, the release said.
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