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A 29 year old Piedmont man was sentenced Monday to three
life terms without the possibility of parole after being convicted on two
counts
Calhoun County Circuit Judge Debra Jones also sentenced Raleigh Steven
Rowan, to 99 years for kidnapping the girl and 20 years for sexual abuse of a
child younger than 12. Rowan admitted to sexually abusing the girl, and told
the court during his March trial that he abducted the victim from her Piedmont
home on Feb. 5, 2013. Prosecutors told
the jury during the trial that the girl suffered bite marks, scrapes and
bruises all over her body. Investigators found DNA evidence that linked Rowan
to the victim. Defense attorney Bill
Broome disagreed with Jones’ ruling, telling the court that he expects to file
a motion soon for a new trial. Broome said Alabama law only allows for a
maximum sentence of not more than 99 years for the sodomy and rape convictions.
State law does allow life sentences without parole for those crimes if the
person convicted was 21 years of age or older, and the victim was younger than
12 at the time of the crimes, but Broome said the prosecution didn’t address
that part of the statute in the indictment.
of first degree sodomy and one count of first degree rape involving the
sexual abuse of a 4 year old girl in 2013.
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