CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — In an impact statement read aloud by the prosecution, a young girl bravely shared how the sexual abuse she endured affected her in more ways than anyone could imagine.
A jury convicted 50-year-old Antonio Eliberto Lopez on Oct. 3 of rape, trafficking persons of sexual servitude, and child molestation. Cherokee County Chief Superior Court Judge David Cannon Jr. sentenced Lopez on Oct. 28 to life in prison.
Prosecutors said the 12-year-old girl was abused over a five-month period…