A Savannah man was convicted Friday of eight charges stemming from an August 2009 sexual assault.
A jury found Maurice Anthony Gordon Jr. guilty of one count of rape, two counts of aggravated sodomy, one count of armed robbery, two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, one count of false imprisonment, one count of influencing witnesses and one count of cruelty to a child in the third degree.
Assistant Chatham County District Attorney Frank Pennington, of the DA’s Special Victim’s Unit, represented the state in the case presided over by Chatham County Superior Court Judge Michael Karpf.
Pennington detailed that Gordon forcibly entered the victim’s home at gunpoint, pistol whipped her and sexually assaulted her in front of her 4-year-old child. Gordon then stole the victim’s cell phone, took her license and threatened to kill her if she told anyone.
Daniel Baxter, District Attorney spokesman, credited DNA evidence discovered at the scene, testimony from the victim, injuries she sustained and multiple inconsistencies in the Gordon’s statement led to the jury convicting the suspect on all counts.
Gordon’s sentencing date, Baxter said, is currently being scheduled.