Child rapist sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years

Cliff Williams
Cliff Williams
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Sep 30, 2025
Sep 30, 2025 Updated 4 hrs ago

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An unremorseful James Brunson stood quietly but defiantly before Judge Patrick Pinkston in Wetumpka Tuesday morning. Sentencing was the final step after two trials surrounding the rape and sex abuse of a 13-year-old.

Even after a jury of his peers found Brunson, 32, of Montgomery, guilty of first-degree rape and two counts of second-degree sex abuse, the convicted rapist denied any wrongdoing.

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Child rapist sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years

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