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 StatuteThe decision in Bunn v. State marks yet another change in the interpretation of O.C.G.A. § 24-3-16, which has now…
May 28, 2012 Georgia Court of Appeals Upholds Molestation Conviction for Act of Public IndecencyThe Georgia Court of Appeals has affirmed a child molestation conviction where a man allegedly exposed himself to a 13…
March 29, 2012 Contraband and Sexual Assaults in Georgia’s Youth Detention CentersThe Atlanta Journal Constitution has reported that a former staff member at the Regional Youth Detention Center in Gainesville, Georgia…
March 26, 2012 Cobb County Police Charge 20 yr old with Child MolestationWilliam Perry McIntyre faces aggravated child molestation charges and a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years in prison for having…
March 21, 2012 GA Supreme Court: Application of Child Hearsay Statute UnconstitutionalA child witness alleging sexual abuse must now be called by the State to testify at trial in order for…
March 13, 2012 Jury: Pain of Childbirth Sufficient for Aggravated Child MolestationIn order to constitute aggravated child molestation, Georgia law requires proof of either an act of sodomy or physical injury…
February 25, 2012 Reversal of Child Molestation Conviction Due to Juror MisconductDuring the trial, a juror approached and engaged in a conversation with the alleged victim during a lunch break. Despite…
February 1, 2012 Georgia Supreme Court Reverses Child Molestation ConvictionWilder was convicted in Lincoln County Superior Court of child molestation, sexual exploitation of a child, aggravated child molestation and…
January 22, 2012 Bernie Fine Accusers Admit to Falsifying Molestation AllegationsTomaselli still claims that he was molested by Fine but that he made repeated false statements in an effort “to…
December 11, 2011 Will the Bernie Fine Case Spell the End of Statutes of Limitations in Child Sex Cases?The District Attorney has stated that his office has determined that regardless of the credibility of the allegations, they will…
October 12, 2011 CDC Executive Charged with Child Molestation and BeastialityIt’s unclear at this point what the precise allegations are, but the couple are alleged to have engaged in sexual…
