Goins sentenced to 3 terms of life without parole
By F.T. Norton
Fran.Norton@StarNewsOnline.com
WILMINGTON, NC (StarNewsOnline.com) — A New Hanover County judge sentenced Harold Goins Jr., 37, to three consecutive life terms in prison without parole Thursday for raping a female cousin in 2010, five days after being released from serving 11 years in prison for a throat slashing in 1996.
Goins was found guilty Wednesday of kidnapping, rape, two counts of sexual offense, and assault with a deadly weapon. He was found not guilty of pointing a firearm during the rape.
The 27-year-old victim testified that Goins confronted her with a knife and raped her in July 2010, then forced her to shower and clean up any evidence. She said he threatened to shoot her if she called police.
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