LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A Fayette County man was found guilty on Thursday of a 2005 rape that took place in Louisville.

George Wayne Aldridge was initially indicted on July 26, 2023. Previously, Aldridge had already been indicted for three sexual assaults in Lexington.

Following a trial for the 2005 incident on Thursday, September 11, a jury found Aldridge guilty of rape in the first degree and recommended a prison sentence of 15 years.

“Although the victim in this case is no longer with us, we are grateful that the jury in this case has given justice to her and her family,” said Commonwealth’s Attorney Gerina D. Whethers. “Our prosecutors have worked diligently since the indictment of the defendant two years ago on this charge. This has been a complicated case with multiple layers,

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