A former Cobb County sheriff's deputy was convicted Friday of raping a 23-year-old woman who his attorneys had claimed was a prostitute.
Channel 2 Action News reported that Jason Bill was found guilty on seven counts, including rape, kidnapping and assault.
Bill denied claims by prosecutors that he forced the woman to have sex at gunpoint, according to the station.
Channel 2 reported that the victim, an illegal immigrant, was working at a Marietta restaurant when she said Bill threatened to have her deported, then took her to his nearby apartment where she said he handcuffed her and forced her to commit sexual acts at gunpoint.
Bill's attorneys told the judge that the victim is a prostitute and said the former deputy paid her for sex prior to the incident.
Bill, who faces a minimum of 25 years in prison, was expected to be sentenced later on Friday.
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