A Fountain man has been sentenced to life in prison for the violent rape of a woman in Calhoun County, according to a State Attorney’s Office news release.
James Michael Clark, 47, was found to be a habitual felony offender Wednesday and ordered to life in prison.
In a two-day trial, prosecutors showed jurors that Clark attacked a woman in the early morning hours of May 18, 2014 in a residence on NW County Line Road. That morning, Clark came to the home after a night of drinking and tried to have sex with the woman.
She told him she wasn’t interested and Clark grabbed her by the throat, threw her to the ground, dragged her to the bed and forcibly raped her. When he passed out from drinking, the victim ran from the residence and called authorities. The victim described Clark as a “family friend” and told deputies he had allowed her to stay at his sister’s residence for a few days at the time.
Clark was found guilty as charged of false imprisonment and sexual battery with threat of force.