The Brief
- A Woodstock man will spend 25 years in prison without parole after being convicted of rape in Cherokee County.
- The victim reported that Roman Viderman sexually assaulted her multiple times while she was asleep and unable to defend herself.
- Senior Judge Walter J. Matthews ordered life on probation and banned all contact with the victim following a trial.
CANTON, Ga. – A Woodstock man will serve 25 years in prison without parole for raping a woman and violating a protective order, officials announced Friday in Canton.
Cherokee County court sentence
What we know:
Roman Viderman, 48, was ordered to serve 25 years in prison followed by life on probation under sex offender special conditions. The Cherokee County jury previously found Viderman guilty of rape and violation of a temporary protective order.
The victim stated the sexual assaults occurred in 2025 on more than one occasion while she was asleep and unable to protect herself. She told Viderman to stop, but he refused, and he later conducted unauthorized surveillance of her home even after she obtained a temporary protective order.
Ongoing safety measures
What we don’t know:…