The Brief
- The mother of a boy who was sexually abused by his worship leader is speaking out after Marcus Kendall Turner was sentenced.
- The boy’s mother told FOX 5 how learning of her son’s abuse devastated her.
- Turner is facing additional charges in Cobb County.
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. – A former church leader has been sentenced to 25 years in prison without the possibility of parole for child sex crimes, marking the end of a legal battle in Cherokee County that the victim’s mother says has left her family changed forever.
The backstory:
Marcus Kendall Turner, who Cherokee County prosecutors said previously served in a leadership role at Worship with Wonders church in Cobb County, was sentenced last week in Cherokee County. …