CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — The Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office announced a man from Cobb County had been convicted of a series of crimes Friday, all stemming from his abuse of a 14-year-old.
Alexis Trinidad, also known as Elder Israel Perez, a 34-year-old man from Marietta, was found guilty by a jury after four days at trial.
The Cherokee County DA’s Office said sheriff’s deputies first began investigating Trinidad in April 2023 after a child reported to members of her family that Trinidad would force himself on her.
The victim’s family told members of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, which is when their investigation started.
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As part of the investigation, the girl, who was 14 at the time, participated in a forensic interview, where “she described how the defendant forced himself on her, and ultimately raped her. The defendant was known to the child and committed the acts in a home in Acworth.”
Multiple members of law enforcement and a child sexual abuse expert testified for the prosecution and a second victim with similar testimony said they had also been assaulted by Trinidad in another jurisdiction.
After two hours, a Cherokee County jury convicted Trinidad on charges of rape, aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, three counts of child molestation, and cruelty to children in the first degree.
Judge David Cannon Jr. said a sentencing hearing would be scheduled for a later date.
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