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March 14, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Refuses to Quash Indictment in Child Molestation Case

James Edward Shane was indicted on four counts of aggravated child molestation and two counts of child molestation for acts…

February 18, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Reversal in Gwinnett County Child Molestation Case

The Defendant claimed that the prosecution erred when it failed to present evidence to show why it did not identify…

February 8, 2013 Doctor Indicted in Fulton County for Child Molestation

Dr. Kelly Thrasher is alleged to have molested an underage girl while she was at a sleepover at his home….

February 6, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Statutory Rape Conviction

The court also vacated the defendant’s sentence on one count of child molestation and remanded for resentencing because the trial…

January 14, 2013 Georgia Molestation Conviction Upheld Despite Child’s Recantations

Raul Lopez was convicted of aggravated child molestation, rape, and child molestation in Gwinnett County Superior Court. At trial, the…

December 11, 2012 GA Court of Appeals Vacates Part of Child Molestation Sentence

The Court held that the trial court erred when it imposed life sentences for two of the seven counts due…

December 7, 2012 Two Child Molestation Trials in Brooklyn Shake up Jewish Community

In one case, Emanuel Yegutkin, a 33 year-old former private school principal, was convicted of sexually abusing three boys over…

November 9, 2012 GA Child Molestation Conviction Affirmed Despite Child Hearsay Error

According to evidence presented at trial, Welsh’s stepdaughter, R. F., alleged Welsh had molested her in 2005. R. F., who…

October 26, 2012 Georgia Court of Appeals Affirms Child Moletsation Conviction

The allegations in the case were that the alleged victim (T.M.), a four year-old girl, was molested by her step-grandfather…

October 3, 2012 Forsyth County Arrest Will Test the Breadth of Georgia’s Child Molestation Statute

According to the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, the girls’ mothers dropped them off at the rink on the evening of…

August 20, 2012 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Aggravated Child Molestation Conviction

Under Georgia law, no witness may testify as to whether another witness is telling the truth. This type of testimony…

June 20, 2012 Georgia Supreme Court Expands Scope of Child Hearsay Statute

The decision in Bunn v. State marks yet another change in the interpretation of O.C.G.A. § 24-3-16, which has now…

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