The Brief
- Suwanee apartment custodian James Tyler Turner pled guilty to abusing a young girl over two years and received a 30-year sentence.
- The victim’s mother discovered incriminating text messages on her 13-year-old daughter’s phone in 2025 before alerting police.
- Turner entered a guilty plea during jury selection and must now register for life as a sex offender in Georgia.
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. – A 37-year-old Suwanee apartment maintenance worker will serve 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to sexually abusing a young girl over a two-year period.
James Tyler Turner admitted to charges of aggravated child molestation, child molestation and enticing a child for indecent purposes just as jury selection was underway for his trial.
Suwanee police investigation
What we know:
According to the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office, the abuse began when the girl was 11 years old and continued until her mother uncovered text messages from Turner on the victim’s mobile phone. The mother alerted law enforcement in 2025 when the child was 13 years old. …