Duluth man sentenced to life for multiple rapes of teenager

The Brief

  • Anthony Dontae Murphy Jr. received three consecutive life sentences for five counts of rape without parole.
  • The victim reported the assaults in July 2024, detailing multiple attacks in August 2020.
  • District Attorney Patsy Austin-Gatson called Murphy’s behavior “despicable” and expressed satisfaction with the verdict.

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. A Duluth man has been sentenced to life in prison for raping a teenager multiple times in August 2020.

What we know:

Anthony Dontae Murphy Jr., 25, was convicted by a Gwinnett County jury on Friday of five counts of rape and will serve three consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.

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