Life sentence upheld for sex predator
The federal appeals court has upheld a life sentence imposed against a man caught in an undercover sting targeting sexual predators.
Russell E. Worsham, 45, was arrested outside a Sandy Springs restaurant in 2008 by FBI agents after he arranged over the Internet to meet a woman he thought was the mother of a 7-year-old girl but who was actually an undercover detective. Agents found a spanking tool, crayons and child pornography in Worsham's van. At trial, a victim testified that Worsham had sexually assaulted her beginning when she was 9 years old.
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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.
