Sandy Springs man gets 20 years for dousing ex-girlfriend with acid
A Sandy Springs man convicted Friday of deliberately dousing his ex-girlfriend with industrial-strength drain cleaner was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison followed by 20 years of probation.
Andrew Fordham, 44, was sentenced in Henry County Superior Court after being found guilty of one count of aggravated assault and two counts of aggravated battery against Christy Sims of McDonough.
Sims, a 44-year-old divorced mother of two was permanently scarred on her face, arms and chest. She has had more than dozen surgeries and mounting medical bills.
The trial centered around whether or not Fordham intentionally doused Sims with an industrial-strength drain opener called Clean Shot in April 2013. Fordham said it was an accident.
“He did this on purpose. He planned this,” Sims said before the sentencing.
When asked how she felt about the sentence, Sims replied “I don’t think any amount of time will make up for the time he took away from me and my family. I don’t hate him but I don’t forgive him yet.”
