A Fulton County judge sentenced a Marietta man to life in prison Thursday after he was convicted of molesting a 4-year-old girl in his care.
Superior Court Judge Alford Dempsey sentenced John Dries, 62, to seven consecutive life terms plus 80 years on the child molestation charges which included attempted rape.
Dries began babysitting for the Sandy Springs girl in 2007 when she was age 4, said Yvette Jones, spokeswoman for the Fulton County District Attorney.
Dries “initially began lavishing the child with gifts and then over the course of the next four years progressed to kissing, fondling and forcing the victim to engage in various sex acts, Jones said in an email.
Her parents and authorities learned of the abuse when the child disclosed it to her therapist in 2011, Jones said. Dries was arrested in November 2011 at his Marietta home.
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