GEORGIA
WJCT
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA — After a six-day trial of a Brunswick pastor on sexual molestation charges, a Glynn County jury deliberated less than an hour Monday, finding Ken Atkins guilty of all charges.
Adkins was convicted of two counts of aggravated child molestation, five counts of child molestation and one of enticing a child. He faces up to life in prison on the charges when he is sentenced, which is scheduled for April 25.
Adkins’ defense on accusations that he molested a teenage boy years ago centered on whether the young man had reached the age of 16 — the age of consent in Georgia — and if he remembered the dates and events correctly.
In her closing argument, Assistant District Attorney Katie Gropper said Adkins took advantage of the teenager and wanted to take him for everything he had — sex, women and money. She said all the victim wanted out of this trial was to be able to sleep again.
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