Two child molestation charges were reinstated this week in Macon County Superior Court against James Randal “Randy” Cope, 74. Both cases date back to 1982, in which he was accused of sexually abusing a toddler for about a decade. He was indicted this year and the judge said she decided to pursue the charges following Cope’s release from federal prison. He served 15 years stemming from a 2006 conviction in Cherokee County for soliciting sex from a minor online. He was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison.
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