Columbia, Ala. — A Houston County man convicted of multiple sex crimes involving child victims has been sentenced to 891 years in prison.
Alphonzo Lorand Sanders, 46, of Gordon, was sentenced by Circuit Judge Christopher K. Richardson after a Houston County jury convicted him on multiple sex-related felonies.
Sanders 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 in March.
Sanders was arrested in December 2024 after an investigation by the Houston County Sheriff’s Office. Prosecutors presented evidence during the trial involving multiple child victims.
According to sources, the jury took about 30 minutes to convict Sanders.
