Fort Valley man convicted of child molestation, sentenced to 60 years
34-year-old Corey Alan Lusk of Fort Valley was convicted of five counts of child molestation by a Houston County jury on March 11, 2026, following a three-day trial.
CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Fort Valley man was convicted of five counts of child molestation and sentenced to 60 years, according to Houston County District Attorney Eric Edwards.
34-year-old Corey Alan Lusk of Fort Valley was convicted of five counts of child molestation by a Houston County jury on March 11, 2026, following a three-day trial.
Lusk was sentenced to 60 years, with the first 25 to be served in prison. He will also be required to register as a sex offender for life after his time in Department of Corrections custody.
According to a news release, the charges involved sexual abuse of a minor child who was 9 years old when the abuse began, with the abuse continuing over a two-year span.
The release states that Lusk touched the child’s chest and buttocks with his hand and exposed himself to the child.
The victim disclosed the abuse to a family friend in 2022, prompting an investigation by the Houston County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Investigations Division. The investigation included the child further disclosing the abuse during a forensic interview conducted by the Crescent House Child Advocacy Center in Macon.
Assistant District Attorneys Elizabeth E. McDaniel of the Houston Circuit District Attorney’s Office released the following statement:
“As prosecutors assigned to the Special Victims Unit, Ms. Holland and I take great pride in representing the children of Houston County and being a voice for them. A child’s safety is our top priority. With this conviction, that safety is restored for this victim, and the defendant will be unable to prey upon any other children in this community. I would like to thank Special Agent Adrian Moss and the Crescent House Child Advocacy Center for their work on this case. Our job is not possible without the dedicated work of the law enforcement agencies and child advocacy centers in Houston County.”
Houston County District Attorney Eric Edwards released the following statement:
“This conviction was made possible because a child found the courage to speak up. Disclosing abuse is one of the hardest things a child can ever be asked to do, and standing in a courtroom to testify about it takes extraordinary bravery. That courage ensured that the truth was heard and that this defendant will no longer have the opportunity to harm another child. I am deeply grateful to the jury for the seriousness with which they approached this case and for the swift verdict they returned after hearing the evidence. I also want to thank the investigators, the Crescent House Child Advocacy Center, and the prosecutors in our Special Victims Unit who work tirelessly to protect the children of this community. When a child has been subjected to abuse, our responsibility is to stand beside them and make sure their voice is heard. In this case, the jury heard this child’s voice loud and clear, and justice was served.”
