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Athens County Serial Rape Suspect Gets 41 Year Prison Sentence

Athens County Prosecutor's Office

An Athens County serial rape suspect was indicted Tuesday on 12 counts of rape, attempted rape, assault, kidnapping and burglary. 26-year-old Shawn Lawson Junior was sentenced to 41 years in prison for four rapes and a fifth attempted rape that happened between 2006 and March of this year. Investigations of two other attacks are pending.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.