Dog sexually assaulted, children molested
Warner Robins, GA (US)

Incident Date: Wednesday, Jan 31, 2007
County: Houston

Disposition: Convicted

Defendant/Suspect: John Charles Huff

A 65-year-old Warner Robins man was sentenced on Oct 26, 2007 to 35 years in prison for molesting two neighborhood children and for producing a video of himself in sexual acts with his dog, a Houston County prosecutor said.

John Charles Huff, who lived in the 100 block of Victor Street, will likely serve 30 years before being eligible for parole, District Attorney Kelly Burke said.

Huff, a retired hardware salesman, will never be in a position where he can victimize children again, the prosecutor said.

Huff entered the guilty plea in Houston County Superior Court to four counts of child molestation, two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of bestiality.

Senior Judge L.A. "Buster" McConnell Jr. sentenced Huff immediately after the plea was entered, the prosecutor said.

According to Burke, children in the neighborhood often gathered at Huff's home to use several computers he had set up.

In February, two of the children, girls age 8 and 10, reported they had been molested by Huff, the prosecutor said.

Huff, a Missouri native, pleaded guilty to touching the children and masturbating in front of them, Burke said.

Huff had a video surveillance system in his home that he used to tape the acts, and he also taped himself performing sexual acts with his dog, the prosecutor said.

The children did not see the sexual acts with the dog, Burke said.

Burke noted that the molestation case is a vivid warning for parents to know their neighbors well.

Huff attributed his acts to alcohol abuse, which he said began after his wife died several years ago, the prosecutor said.

He had no prior criminal convictions, Burke said.

Robert E. Bergman, a Warner Robins attorney who represented Huff, could not be reached immediately for comment.

The sexual abuse occurred between July 2006 and February 2007 and involved only two of the children who frequented Huff's home, Burke said.

"The worst of the worst," Burke said. "It is what every parent fears. Do I really know my neighbor?"

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