UPDATE: Sandy Springs Doctor Gets 25 Years For Child Molestation

A Sandy Springs doctor will spend 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to child molestation charges against him.

Kelly Thrasher, 41, also pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual battery Monday in Fulton County Superior Court, the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office said.

The charges against Thrasher stem from an incident on Nov. 17, 2012, in which he fondled a girl during a sleepover at his home. The child reported the incident to her parents, who told the police. Thrasher was arrested on the charges and later granted bond.

While awaiting trail, Thrasher in October 2013 stole another man’s identity and obtained a passport in the victim’s name, the district attorney’s office said.

Sandy Springs police issued warrants for Thrasher’s arrest. Instead of surrendering to police, however, Thrasher fled the state. A tip led authorities to Thrasher’s whereabouts at a Miami, Florida, hotel. He was arrested and extradited to Georgia.

Along with pleading guilty to the child molestation charges, Thrasher also entered a guilty plea to identity fraud, forgery in the first degree and forgery in the second degree for obtaining a false passport.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge T. Jackson Bedford, who presided over plea proceedings, sentenced Thrasher to ten years in prison to run concurrently with the 25 year prison sentence on the sexual assault charges.

According to the terms of his plea agreement, Thrasher will also have to register as a sex offender and serve life on probation following his release.

Photo: Kelly Thrasher. Credit: Sandy Springs Police Department