A jury is recommending life in prison for a 32-year-old McCracken County man convicted of raping a minor.
The Office of the Attorney General’s office said in a release on Friday Samuel Hunter was convicted on Thursday.
According to court testimony, Hunter was living with the child’s mother at the time at the time the crime was committed in May 2016. The child testified via closed circuit live feed in the case.
The McCracken County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation. Sentencing is scheduled for February 2 in McCracken Circuit Court.
Hunter has prior felony convictions in Alabama from 2006 for child abuse and manslaughter and received a 10-year sentence for those crimes.
