Houston County, Ala. (WDNews) — A Houston County jury took about 30 minutes to convict a Columbia man on multiple sex crime charges involving child victims.
Alphonzo Lorand Sanders, 46, was found guilty of three counts of first-degree rape, three counts of first-degree sodomy, and three counts of incest following a trial in Houston County Wednesday, March 11.
Sanders was arrested in December 2024 following an investigation by the Houston County Sheriff’s Office. Prosecutors presented evidence during the trial involving multiple child victims.
According to sources, Sanders now faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced in April 2026.
Candace Coachman, wife and the mother of one of the victims and stepmother to the other two, is facing three counts of aggravated child abuse related to the case.
An anonymous source told WDNews that two of the child victims allegedly became pregnant as a result of the abuse and has since given birth. Officials have not publicly confirmed that information.
