The Brief
- Lior Talker, 44, was sentenced to 20 years (10 to serve in prison) for burning a child under 10 with a cigarette.
- The injury, a second-degree burn, was confirmed by doctors and described as malicious and calculated by prosecutors.
- Judge ordered no contact with victims and supervised contact with all minors, citing lasting emotional and physical trauma.
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. – A Cherokee County man has been sentenced to 20 years, with 10 years to be served in prison, for burning a child under the age of 10 with a cigarette in what prosecutors described as a cruel and calculated act.
What we know:
Lior Talker, 44, of Canton, was sentenced on July 10 by Superior Court Judge Shannon Wallace after being found guilty in May 2025 of first-degree cruelty to children following a three-day trial.…