Office Of The State Attorney
R.J. Larizza, 7th Judicial Circuit

Office Of The State Attorney
R.J. Larizza, 7th Judicial Circuit

State of Florida v. George Robert Lightkep Jr.

Press Release | April 23, 2025

DOB: 05/28/1945

Case Number: CF2401197

 

St. Johns County Defendant Convicted of Three Counts of Capital Sexual Battery

ST. AUGUSTINE โ€“ After a two-day trial, a St. Johns County jury found defendant George Lightkep guilty as charged of three counts of Sexual Battery on person less than 12 years of age. Immediately following the verdict, he was sentenced to mandatory life in prison for the crimes.

โ€œThe defendant is a serial child rapist pedophile,โ€ State Attorney R.J. Larizza said about the case. โ€œHe preyed upon young girls between the ages of six and nine years old. God bless and keep our victims who came forward and provided detailed testimony of the sexual abuse.โ€

The case was investigated by the St. Johns County Sheriffโ€™s Office. Assistant State Attorney Sarah Thomas successfully tried the case for the state. The Honorable Lee Smith presided over the case and pronounced sentence.

This sentence will run consecutively to the life sentence that Lightkep is currently serving. He was convicted in 2021 for two additional counts of Sexual Battery on person less than 12 years of age in a separate St. Johns County case.

For more information contact:

Haley Harrison |ย Public Information Officer | Office of State Attorney R.J. Larizza, Florida’s Seventh Judicial Circuit | SAOPIO@SAO7.org

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