Man convicted of sexually abusing 7-year-old girl

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office booking photo of Clifton Brooks

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 39-year-old Jacksonville man was convicted this week on charges of sexual battery and lewd or lascivious molestation of a 7-year-old girl.

Clifton Brooks sexually abused the girl between 2003 and 2005. Authorities became aware of the crime when the victim told her mother.

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Two other girls victimized by the defendant when they were young came forward and testified against him.

Brooks faces a mandatory life sentence. He will be sentenced Feb. 27.