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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…

February 4, 2013 Recent Wave of Tax Refund Fraud Arrests in Georgia

Last week, Kevin Joseph Sonnier and Bernardo Davis were arrested and charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiracy…

January 30, 2013 GA Court of Appeals: Informant Insufficient to Establish Probable Cause

In late 2010, the Flowery Branch Police Department received information from an unidentified individual alleging the defendant, Eric Sutton, was…

January 24, 2013 Cobb County Sergeant Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Inmate

He has been charged with aggravated sodomy, aggravated sexual battery, sexual assault by a law enforcement officer, and violation of…

January 18, 2013 Cherokee County High School Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault

Police say Tamanini, 31, engaged in an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 16 year-old student at the high school. Tamanini…

January 16, 2013 Youth Football League President Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

While investigating child pornography on a file sharing network, law enforcement linked an IP address to the Gonzales home. After…

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…

January 11, 2013 GA Supreme Court Reverses Wiretap Ruling in Ecstasy Trafficking Case

This opinion reversed a Georgia Court of Appeals decision that upheld the State’s use of wiretapping in a multi-county drug…

January 10, 2013 SC High School Teacher Charged with Sexual Battery for Relationship with Students

She faces charges from both the Columbia Police Department and the Forest Acres Police Department for allegedly having an inappropriate…

January 8, 2013 GA Court of Appeals Reverses Aggravated Assault and Firearm Convictions

In April 2010, the Clayton County Police Department received a report of an ongoing burglary and a description of the…

January 2, 2013 Federal Court Rules that Husband’s Emails to Wife Not Privileged

Hamilton, a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, worked as an administrator for the Newport News school system…

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