Former Georgia prison officer sentenced for rape of inmates

ATLANTA - A former Georgia prison officer who raped at least three inmates will serve four years behind bars.

Former Captain Edgar Johnson was arrested in 2015 after three former inmates at Emanuel Women's Prison in Swainsboro filed a lawsuit accusing him of rape.

The 51-year-old was found guilty and Monday he was sentenced to serve four years and three months, followed by three years of supervised release.