Marietta man facing life without parole for child molestation

A Marietta man was convicted late Thursday of aggravated child molestation in an attack on a former girlfriend’s daughter.

Adriel Noel Mann, 34, was found guilty by a Cobb County jury of one count of aggravated child molestation and innocent of a second and similar charge.

Both charges grew out of incidents in 2011 with the girl, now 16, prosecutors said.

Mann is scheduled to appear before Cobb Superior Court Judge James Bodiford on Aug. 22 for sentencing.

He is expected to be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole based on his record — five prior felony convictions for burglary and grand larceny, Assistant District Attorney Susan Treadaway said.

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