Carey Clark sentenced for April conviction for child abuse and neglect:

Yesterday, Carey Clark was sentenced to decades in prison for his involvement in the abuse and neglect of multiple of his biological children. After the Court considered the results of the pre-sentencing investigation and heard arguments regarding sentencing from Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney Bailey Wilkinson, for the State, and the defense, the Court followed the State’s recommendation and sentenced Clark to 30 years in prison followed by 30 years on probation.

In April, a Newton County jury found Clark guilty of Aggravated Battery and multiple counts of Cruelty to Children in the Second Degree. The jury heard evidence that Clark and co-defendant Nora Rodgers had failed to provide multiple children under the age of 10 necessary sustenance, physically injured them, and forced the children to perform exercises such as holding an 8 foot lawn timber over their heads. A doctor from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta testified at trial that what the children endured was torture.

In December of 2023, the codefendant, Nora Rodgers was sentenced for her involvement in the abuse and neglect to 60 years with the first 30 years in confinement. District Attorney Randy McGinley stated at the time of her sentence: "Over the years the children had suffered torture under the guise of punishment. They were forced to do extreme bootcamp style exercises. They would have to run laps, squats with large logs from the yard, jumping jacks, etc., for extended time periods and to the point of exhaustion and injury. They would often have to perform these exercises in the middle of the night and in the heat of summer. When the exercises were not performed to Rodgers liking, she would then beat them. Rodgers would also spar with children, striking and hitting them."

Both defendants received a sentence that reflects the seriousness of their crimes against young children. The children bravely came into court to tell the jurors about the abuse and neglect they had suffered. Their strength then and now is something to admire.

District Attorney Randy McGinley

Alcovy Judicial Circuit