According to prosecutors, the victim testified that Peoples forced her to perform oral sex on him before he would allow the child to play video games on her gaming console. Peoples took the stand in his own defense and denied having any inappropriate contact with the child.

Dustin Lamar Peoples abused a 10-year-old girl for months, forcing her to perform oral sex on him in exchange for permission to play video games on a gaming console, according to

An Oneonta man was convicted on child sex abuse charges Thursday. Dustin Lamar Peoples, 42, was convicted of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12 and first-degree sodomy. A Blount County grand jury returned the two-count indictment against Peoples in 2019,

A Blount County grand jury indicted Dustin Lamar Peoples in Aug. 2019. He remained out of jail until his trial started this week.