Knoxville, TN (WOKI) A man is facing decades in prison after being convicted Thursday for sexually assaulting two minors.
According to District Attorney Charme Allen’s office, 35-year-old Ray Elliott III assaulted a 14-year-old girl in January of 2023, and the girl reported the assault to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office the next day.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation tested evidence in the case, finding Elliot’s DNA in the girl’s underwear. During the investigation, officers also found that another child victim had been abused by Elliot.
Elliot has four previous felony convictions. After his conviction Thursday, Elliott is facing three counts of rape, statutory rape by an authority figure and aggravated sexual battery and one count of attempted aggravated sexual battery and sexual activity involving a minor.
He’ll be sentenced on September 20 and is looking at between 12 and 20 years for each conviction.
