Three men pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting minors in Troup County on Monday, including rape, incest and multiple counts of child molestation, authorities said.
Robert Crawford, Elijah Deavers and Jimmy Cotney all received prison time after their guilty pleas, Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney Herb Cranford said in a news release.
Crawford was sentenced to 25 years in prison followed by life on probation after being convicted of rape, incest, two counts of aggravated child molestation and child molestation, the release said. He was arrested in April 2018, Troup jail records show.
Deavers received a 10-year sentence in prison followed by 10 years of probation after pleading guilty to three counts of child molestation, the release said. He was arrested in June 2018, according to jail records.
Cotney was found guilty of one count of child molestation and sentenced to six years in prison followed by a year of house arrest, the release said. After that, he will serve 13 years of probation. He was also arrested in June 2018, jail records show.
The LaGrange Police Department investigated all three cases.
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