A Lawrenceville man was sentenced to three life sentences plus 89 years in prison after a jury found him guilty last week of raping and molesting an 11-year-old child.

What happened: Lawrenceville police opened an investigation in September 2022 after receiving allegations that 33-year-old Jorge Nagera Perez had sexually abused an 11-year-old. The case led to Perez’s arrest on charges of rape, aggravated child molestation, and child molestation.

The verdict: A jury found Perez guilty on all charges last week, according to the Lawrenceville Police Department.

The sentence: A judge sentenced Perez to three life terms plus 89 years in prison.

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B.T. Clark is the Publisher of The Georgia Sun and author of Principles Are Like Pants… You Ought to Have Some. Over two decades in journalism, he has served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc., earning multiple awards along the way. His work has appeared in newspapers across the state, including The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal.

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