Atlanta Man John Carver gets 2 life sentences in Stone Mtn. church rape

Jun 29, 2012 - 16:26
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Atlanta Man John Carver  gets 2 life sentences in Stone Mtn. church rape
Man gets 2 life sentences in Stone Mtn. church rape

A judge has sentenced a 51-year-old man to two consecutive life sentences for raping a woman in a suburban Atlanta church this year.

The Atlanta Joual-Constitution (http://bit.ly/KIkkfb ) reports that Judge Asha Jackson also sentenced John Russell Carver to 115 years behind bars. Carver pleaded guilty Friday to raping a female employee of Timothy United Methodist Church in Stone Mountain in February.

Jackson says Carver beat the 53-year-old woman, stomped on her head and raped her while bearing a knife. She was alone inside the church when the incident occurred.

The judge called Carver's act "extremely violent and vicious."

DeKalb County District Attoey's office says Carver pleaded guilty to charges including rape, armed robbery, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, burglary and possession of a knife during commission of a felony.

 

Information from: The Atlanta Joual-Constitution, http://www.ajc.com

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