Fort Valley man sentenced to 25 years in prison for child molestation

HOUSTON COUNTY — Corey Alan Husk, 34, of Fort Valley, was convicted of five counts of child molestation by a Houston County jury on Wednesday, March 11, following a three-day trial, according to the Houston County District Attorney’s Office. 

Superior Court Judge Amy Smith sentenced Lusk to 60 years, with the first 25 years to be served in prison. He will also be required to register as a sex offender for life at the conclusion of his 25 years in the Department of Corrections custody. The media release says the jury deliberated for 20 minutes before rendering its verdict. 

The charges in the case against Lusk involved sexual abuse against a minor, who was nine years old when the abuse began. The abuse continued over a two-year span, the media release says. 

The victim disclosed the abuse to a family friend in 2022, at which point an investigation was started by the Houston County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Investigations Division. The investigation included the child further disclosing during a forensic interview conducted by the Crescent House Child Advocacy Center in Macon. 

The case was investigated primarily by then-deputy Adrian Moss of the Houston County Sheriff’s Office, who is now with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Lusk was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Elizabeth E. McDaniel and Brandi M. Holland of the Houston Circuit District Attorney’s Office. 

McDaniel provided comments on the case: 

“As prosecutors assigned to the Special Victims Unit, Ms. Holland and I take great pride in representing the children of Houston County and being a voice for them. A child’s safety is our top priority. With this conviction, that safety is restored for this victim, and the defendant will be unable to prey upon any other children in this community. I would like to thank Special Agent Adrian Moss and the Crescent House Child Advocacy Center for their work on this case. Our job is not possible without the dedicated work of the law enforcement agencies and child advocacy centers in Houston County.”

District Attorney Eric Z. Edwards also provided comments: 

“This conviction was made possible because a child found the courage to speak up. Disclosing abuse is one of the hardest things a child can ever be asked to do, and standing in a courtroom to testify about it takes extraordinary bravery. That courage ensured that the truth was heard and that this defendant will no longer have the opportunity to harm another child. I am deeply grateful to the jury for the seriousness with which they approached this case and for the swift verdict they returned after hearing the evidence. I also want to thank the investigators, the Crescent House Child Advocacy Center, and the prosecutors in our Special Victims Unit who work tirelessly to protect the children of this community. When a child has been subjected to abuse, our responsibility is to stand beside them and make sure their voice is heard. In this case, the jury heard this child’s voice loud and clear, and justice was served.”