GWINNETT COUNTY, GA – A Duluth man was convicted of rape for sexually assaulting a teen multiple times as she woke up to him attacking her.

A Gwinnett County jury on found Anthony Dontae Murphy, Jr., 25, guilty of five counts of rape for the August 2020 incidents. Murphy was ordered to serve three consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.

“This defendant’s behavior is despicable,” District Attorney Patsy Austin-Gatson said. “We are pleased with the verdict and the sentence, and we pray that this victim has been able to heal physically, emotionally, spiritually and mentally from this.”

The victim reported the sexual assault to police in July 2024. She told police that Murphy accosted her on multiple occasions in August 2020. She initially told police and, during trial

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