Two Houston County men sentenced for sexually abusing children
One man was sentenced to 35 years, the other was sentenced to 20.
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –On Friday, two men were sentenced by a Houston County grand jury on Child Molestation charges.
In the first case, 38-year-old Clifford Morey was sentenced to 35 years in prison followed by life on probation.
Morey was convicted of Aggravated Sexual Battery against a child under 16 and 2 counts of Child Molestation, in connection to abuse he committed over a 2-and-a-half-year span of time.
The charges in the case involved 2 children who were 9-years-old and 11-years-old when the sexual abuse started. He was found guilty of at least one sexual act performed on each child and included digital penetration.
In the second case, 40-year-old Michael Cassidy was sentenced to 20 years with the first 19 in prison. He will also be required to register as a sex offender.
The charges in the case stem from acts of sexual abuse, including anal sodomy, performed on the victim.
Investigators say the sexual abuse occurred from the time the victim was in third grade until the fifth grade.
