Former Georgia judge gets prison for trying to entice teen

Jackson County deputies arrested a wanted fugitive inside a Marianna residence. (MGN)
Jackson County deputies arrested a wanted fugitive inside a Marianna residence. (MGN)(WJHG)
Published: Dec. 12, 2019 at 8:15 AM EST
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Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019

(AP) -- A former Georgia judge has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for trying to entice a child into sexual acts.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports 59-year-old George Randolph “Randy” Jeffery was sentenced Wednesday. Authorities say the FBI learned last year that Jeffery may have been in an online sexual relationship with a teen.

They say Jeffery had sexually chatted for months and exchanged nude photos with who he believed was 14-year-old girl, but was really the girl's father.

Authorities say the girl's father was simultaneously posing as his daughter online and molesting her. It's unclear if he's been charged.

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