A Georgia woman found guilty of child abuse was sentenced to 40 years in prison after her child told an elementary school teacher that their mother allegedly kicked and punched their legs, as well as “choked” them, authorities said.
At the end of Candice Nicole McClure’s jury trial that unfolded over four days, she was convicted of one count of aggravated assault and two counts of cruelty to children, the Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office in Georgia announced in a news release.
McClure, 35, of Lenox, was sentenced to prison that same day, according to the office.
It was not immediately clear who represented her at trial.
The case against McClure dates back to when a Cherokee County teacher reported possible physical abuse against McClure’s child in April 2023, after the child spoke up about the abuse, prosecutors said.
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“The family was new to Cherokee County, and we believe the abuse had been ongoing before the family arrived,” Cherokee Assistant District Attorney David Bailey, the lead prosecutor in McClure’s case, said in a statement.
“The schoolteachers are the heroes in this case,” Bailey added.
After the teacher came forward to authorities, the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services and Canton police began investigating McClure, according to prosecutors.
When a DFCS employee went to McClure’s home “unannounced,” they found bruises on her “child’s leg and a patterned injury on the child’s forehead,” the district attorney’s office said.
The employee took photos of the injuries inflicted on the child, who was taken to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta hospital, according to prosecutors.
Hospital staff examined the injuries, including to the child’s forehead, that were “consistent with being struck by a belt,” the district attorney’s office said.
McClure’s child, 12 state witnesses, family members, law enforcement officials and others testified at her trial, according to prosecutors.
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The jurors were also shown evidence of previous injuries to the child that occurred nearly 10 years earlier, when the child was 4, in a different county, the district attorney’s office said.
While reading a victim impact statement in court, McClure’s child said that they were grateful that the jury “heard” their story, according to prosecutors.
The child was joined by their adoptive parent, a victim advocate and a service dog named Parker, who the district attorney’s office said “provided comfort and support” to the victim.
The child’s age was not specified by the district attorney’s office.
“The trauma this child experienced is heartbreaking,” said Cherokee County District Attorney Susan K. Treadaway in a statement. “Instead of protecting her own child, the defendant repeatedly inflicted abuse that caused lasting harm.”
If you or someone you know is experiencing child abuse, call or text Child Help Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.
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