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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jasmine Fernández

Abusive parents who fled to the Appalachian Trail after their 10-year-old child died in a fire learn their prison fate

A Georgia couple has been sentenced to decades in prison for the severe abuse and exploitation of their children, which came to light following a fatal house fire in 2022.

The father, William McCue, was convicted of felony murder, rape, aggravated child molestation and incest. He was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, followed by a fourth life sentence and an additional 120 years in prison.

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