CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — A Cherokee County jury has found a man guilty of child molestation.
Lucas Simon Lucas-Juan, 41, was convicted of a July 2024 incident when an employee of a Canton Walmart reported seeing him sexually assault a child in a car.
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Prosecutors say the employee called 911 after seeing Lucas-Juan touch a 7-year-old in the parking lot.
Officers watched surveillance footage of Lucas-Juan inside the store and said they saw him commit two other sexually abusive acts against the child.
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The victim and the child’s parent were among several witnesses who testified against Lucas-Juan.
The jury deliberated for about six hours before returning a guilty verdict,
A date has not yet been set for a sentencing hearing.
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