<p>Under the threat of a thunderstorm, about 2,000 marchers took to the streets in Douglas County on Saturday in support of a man being held in prison for having consensual oral sex when he was a teenager, despite a judge's ruling that he should be freed.</p><p>The group, led by the NAACP, marched from Douglasville High School to the county courthouse, chanting "Free Genarlow Wilson" and singing civil rights songs.</p><p>Wilson was convicted of aggravated child molestation for having oral sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was 17. He has served more than two years of a mandatory 10-year sentence.</p><p>Attorney General Thurbert Baker is appealing a Monroe County Superior Court judge's decision to reduce Wilson's felony conviction to a misdemeanor and free him from prison.</p><p>Baker said the judge overstepped his authority when he granted Wilson's motion last month.</p><p>Wilson's attorney is arguing his 10-year prison sentence is cruel and unusual punishment.</p><p>Speakers denounced Baker and Douglas County District Attorney David McDade, whose office convicted Wilson. The U.S. attorney's office said McDade violated federal law when he distributed a videotape from a rape and child molestation case to legislators and journalists.</p><p>The law Wilson was convicted of breaking made consensual oral sex between teens a felony. It has since been changed by the Georgia Legislature, but the state's courts have held that the new law cannot be applied retroactively.</p><p>Wilson's case will be heard by the Georgia Supreme Court on July 20.</p><p>___</p><p>HASH(0x2dea194)</p><p>___</p><p>HASH(0x2dec19c)</p>
