Dad faces charges of raping daughters
16-year-old says abuse led to her pregnancy
By BILL OSINSKI
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 03/28/06
A 55-year-old Lawrenceville man has been charged with raping and
impregnating his 16-year-old daughter, and with raping his 19-year-old
mentally disabled stepdaughter.
Police said Early Arnold Connelly was charged with two counts of rape
and two counts of incest. Police do not yet consider him a fugitive,
though they think he is aware of the charges against him and has been
"actively avoiding the police."
Connelly, who is 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 252 pounds, is
believed to have purchased a bright blue 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser on
Saturday. The car has a Carmax "drive-out" tag, according to police.
The matter became a case for the Special Victims Unit of the Gwinnett
Police Department after Connelly's estranged wife took their
16-year-old daughter to a hospital. After tests confirmed the girl's
pregnancy, she stated that she had been sexually assaulted by her
father, according to GPD spokesman Cpl. Darren Moloney.
The investigation revealed that Connelly may have also molested his
stepdaughter and that the abuse had been going on for several years,
Moloney said. In 2002, Connelly was charged with battery, but Moloney
said the disposition of that charge was not available.
The 19-year-old is not pregnant, but she is both mentally and
physically disabled.
Neither of the victims shares Connelly's last name, Moloney said. The
mother and father separated about four months ago, he said.
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