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Flowery Branch man sentenced in rape, child molestation case involving 6-year-old

Jonathan Malinguaggio is sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Hall County Superior Court after being found guilty on charges of rape, aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy and sexual exploitation of children. - photo by Scott Rogers

02052025 MALINGUAGGIO 3.jpg — Jonathan Malinguaggio is sentenced Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Hall County Superior Court after being found guilty on charges of rape, aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy and sexual exploitation of children. - photo by Scott Rogers

Wracked with guilt and pressure on the trial’s outcome, an 8-year-old girl took the stand to tell the court about what happened to her, the prosecution said.