Former Georgia Police Officer Pleads Guilty to 2019 Rape

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A former police officer in suburban Atlanta pleaded responsible Friday to raping a lady throughout a 2019 site visitors cease, with a choose sentencing him to 25 years in jail.

David Wilborn, 45, pleaded responsible to crimes together with rape, aggravated assault and false imprisonment, DeKalb County prosecutors mentioned.

Wilborn was on responsibility as an officer in Lithonia when officers mentioned he stored a automotive from leaving a park, ordered a lady to get out and raped her at gunpoint whereas the automotive’s male driver lay face down in entrance of the car.

After the rape, Wilborn informed the girl to repeat the phrases “nothing occurred” earlier than permitting the person and lady to go away, prosecutors say.

The lady referred to as police when she obtained residence and investigators decided Wilborn had raped her. Lithonia fired Wilborn after the arrest.

Wilborn had a historical past of sexual assault allegations. He had resigned from the Atlanta Police Division after somebody accused him of assault in 2007. No costs have been filed.

At a pretrial listening to, a DeKalb County police sergeant testified that Wilborn had informed a supervisor that he had intercourse with a lady on the similar park however mentioned it was consensual. Wilborn mentioned “that he tousled and that his profession is over,” the investigator testified.

Wilborn additionally pleaded responsible to sexual contact by a police officer, possessing a firearm whereas committing a felony and 5 counts of violating his oath of workplace.

DeKalb County Superior Courtroom Senior Decide David Irwin sentenced Wilborn to a life sentence cut up between 25 years in jail with out parole and the remaining on probation. Wilborn additionally should register as a intercourse offender.

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