Depraved, horrific, unprecedented—those involved with the growing case against child sexual abuser Stephen Norman Conrad Jr. have no prior experience to compare it to.
Conrad was arrested last week and confessed to the sexual abuse of at least eight minors. The 31-year-old Tallassee resident is being held at the Tallassee City Jail while paperwork on the more than 80 charges against him is completed. He will then be transferred to the Elmore County Jail to await his initial hearing.
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