Man Convicted of Raping Four Children
An Old Jefferson man faces life in prison after he was convicted of raping children over two decades, including his girlfriend’s 7-year-old daughter. Preston Lee Pierce, 49, was convicted Sunday of two counts of aggravated rape and two counts of sexual battery, involving four victims ranging from 3 to 16 years old. Pierce denied the charges but was unable to refute the victims’ accusations or explain why his DNA was found in the 7-year-old’s underwear.
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---------------------------------------------By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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