Gwinnett County

Ex-child therapist who called himself a ‘father figure’ gets life sentences after abusing teen

Gregory Leon Frazier (PHOTO: File / Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office)

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A former therapist convicted of repeatedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl has been sentenced to decades in prison, according to the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office.

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On Wednesday, a judge sentenced Gregory Leon Frazier, 52, to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, followed by three consecutive life sentences with the possibility of parole.

A Gwinnett County jury convicted Frazier in late July on two counts of rape, two counts of aggravated child molestation, statutory rape, and aggravated sexual battery.

Prosecutors said Frazier sexually abused the girl more than 50 times over a period of two years. He met the victim when she was 15. She was not his client.

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Among the abuse described at trial, jurors heard that Frazier injured the girl’s private areas with a massage gun.

Frazier, a former child therapist, testified in his own defense, claiming that he did have sex with her, but that he was more of a “father figure” than anything. He told jurors he didn’t want to be another man who rejected the girl. The jury also heard testimony from a second unrelated victim of Frazier with similar experiences.

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