Man sentenced for rape, necrophilia and murder of woman after being caught on tape ‘actively sexually assaulting’ her dead body

Kenny Obryan Whitehead (Bibb County Sheriff

Kenny Obryan Whitehead (Bibb County Sheriff’s Office), Daybreak Resource Center (YouTube screenshot)

A 58-year-old man in Georgia will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars after admitting to a spate of horrific felonies, including raping and killing a 49-year-old woman with his bare hands, then sexually assaulting her again following her death.

Kenny Obryan Whitehead on Monday formally pleaded guilty to one count each of malice murder, rape, and necrophilia in the 2020 death of Teresa Ponder, authorities announced. Whitehead entered the guilty plea early Tuesday morning, just hours before his criminal trial was scheduled to begin.

A state judge ordered him to serve two life sentences on both the malice murder charge and the rape charge, as well as 10 years on the necrophilia charge. The sentences run concurrently, meaning they will be served at the same time. Based on the sentences, Whitehead will not be eligible for parole for at least 30 years, when he is 88 years old.

The abhorrent incident took place on the night of May 17, 2020 at the Daybreak Day Resource Center and Ministry located in the 100 block of Walnut Street in Macon, Georgia. Macon is about 80 miles southeast of Atlanta.

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