Atlanta man gets life for raping preschool-age cousins
An Atlanta man who videotaped himself raping his cousins, ages 4 and 5, was sentenced to life plus 20 years in prison Thursday.
Terrell Johnson, 26, was convicted of rape, two counts of child molestation and two counts of sexually exploiting a minor via visual medium.
Johnson's girlfriend turned him in to Atlanta police after discovering the video on his cell phone in June 2007. The rapes occurred at the home of Johnson's sister, who was babysitting the two girls, according to a Fulton County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman.
Police obtained a search warrant for the sister's residence and were able to match the surroundings from the cell phone video, which was viewed by the jury. Johnson was arrested after admitting he was the one who violated his young cousins.
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A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.
