Teen Rejects Plea, Gets 10 Years

18 Apr 2005, credit Kevin Rowson of 11 Alive, WXIA-TV:

A teenaged boy rejected a last-minute plea deal and received a sentence of 10 years in prison Monday for a consensual sex act with a 15-year-old girl in Douglas County.

The conviction of Janorlo Wilson has drawn protests over Georgia's child protective laws and parallels to another high-profile case that resulted in the same mandatory sentence.
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In a similar case in Rome last year, star high school athlete Marcus Dixon received the same 10-year sentence for having intercourse with a 15-year-old girl. Dixon's case went to the Georgia Supreme Court, which overturned his sentence. Dixon is now free.