04/01/08
“Man Sentenced to Twenty Years for Child
Molestation”
On March 28th and following a jury trial with a guilty
verdict, Superior Court Judge Murphy Miller, handed down a twenty year
sentence for Melvin Leon Burson Jr.(34) of Dahlonega. Burson was
found guilty of one count of child molestation and one count of cruelty
to children stemming from a report filed with the Lumpkin County
Sheriff’s Office in August of 2006.
During the investigation it was determined the incident occurred in
2005 when the female victim was nine years old. Investigators
executed a search warrant for Burson and his home and arrested him for
the offenses of child molestation and cruelty to children.
For the offense of child molestation Burson received a twenty year
sentence with fourteen to be served in the confinement of the Georgia
Department of Corrections and the remaining balance to be served on
probation, which included the condition that Burson was banned from the
Enotah Circuit. For the offense of cruelty to children Burson
received five years confinement to run concurrent with the child
molestation sentence.
Captain Jason Stover
Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office
