Rabun County Man Sentenced in Child Molestation Case

A Rabun County man will spend the next 15 years in prison after being convicted of child molestation

In a press release issued by the Mountain Judicial Circuit this week, 42-year old Michael Douglas Abernathy was found guilty by a Rabun County Superior Court jury of two counts of Child Molestation and one count of Enticing a Child for Indecent Purposes.

Superior Court Judge Chan Caudell sentenced Abernathy to 20years with 15 to serve in State prison and five on probation for the two counts of Child Molestation and 20 years with 15 to serve on the Enticing a Child for Indecent Purposes concurrent to the sentence imposed on the Child Molestation convictions.

Abernathy will also be required to comply with the Sex Offender Registration laws.