A Chattooga County man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted by a jury on multiple charges involving the physical and sexual abuse of children, according to the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office.

Officials say a Chattooga County jury found Timmy Glenn guilty on February 22 of rape, aggravated sexual battery, two counts of child molestation, two counts of cruelty to children in the first degree, two counts of cruelty to children in the second degree, and simple battery. Prosecutors said evidence presented during trial showed Glenn repeatedly physically and sexually abused three children in his care.

According to the District Attorney’s Office, the case came to light after two of the children were able to sneak out of the home and seek help from family members following an incident in which one child was allegedly physically abused with a large wooden paddle. Authorities were then contacted, and the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Family and Children Services conducted a welfare check at the home. Two of the children were removed from the residence for their safety.

Investigators say Detective Daniel Sanford with the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office led the investigation and arranged forensic interviews at the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Children’s Advocacy Center. During those interviews, children reported repeated physical abuse, including being struck with a wooden paddle multiple times a day and suffering significant bruising.

After learning they would not be returned to Glenn’s care, officials said the children later disclosed additional abuse, including the repeated use of a tasing device and multiple acts of sexual abuse involving three of the children. Two additional children who had also been living in the home were interviewed. Prosecutors said one of those children also disclosed sexual abuse, while testimony from another child helped confirm what investigators described as a pattern of ongoing physical and sexual abuse.

On March 9, Glenn was sentenced to life in prison, with the first 30 years to be served without the possibility of parole.