Former Army soldier sentenced for sexually abusing children on Georgia military reservation
09/11/2025 1:01 pm PDT
SAVANNAH, Ga. (TCN) -- A former Army soldier from Washington will spend the rest of his life behind bars for sexually abusing two children on a military reservation in Georgia.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Georgia announced that on Sept. 4, a judge sentenced 32-year-old Austin Burak to two concurrent life sentences. He was convicted of abusive sexual contact of a child and aggravated sexual abuse of a child.
According to federal prosecutors, in August 2017, Burak "sexually abused and raped two minor boys while they slept in the safety of their own beds" at the Fort Stewart Military Reservation. Three other witnesses reportedly testified, claiming Burak had sexually assaulted them when they were minors. One victim allegedly described years of abuse at the hands of the defendant.
U.S. Attorney Meg Heap said, "There are appropriately severe consequences for sexually assaulting children. We will continue to aggressively prosecute those who prey on the most innocent among us. The community is safer now that a sexual predator will spend the rest of his life imprisoned."
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