Man sentenced to decades in prison for attempted rape on Cherokee County overpass

A Cherokee County man has been sentenced to decades in prison for the attempted rape of a woman on an Acworth-area overpass, prosecutors say.A jury convicted 33-year-old Sedric Charles Williams of criminal attempt to commit rape and two counts of sexual battery on Oct. 1.Officials say Williams's arrest and conviction stems from an investigation that began on Aug. 1, 2024. On that day, a woman reported that she had been assaulted by a man on the overpass at Highway 92 and Interstate 75.The victim