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Trial date for former Hart Co magistrate

There is a trial date in the case of former Hart County Magistrate Bob Smith: pretrial hearings are set for May 7 in US District Court in Athens; his case is set to be heard a month later, starting on June 10. Smith is facing sexual battery charges. He’s accused of trying to force himself on women who had business in the magistrate court in Hartwell. The 78 year-old Smith was arrested in 2014 and resigned shortly after.

A former teacher at Gainesville High School will enter a pre-trial diversion program after what was reported as a physical altercation with a student: the student says it happened last August. Construction teacher Darrell Lucas was facing misdemeanor battery charges. Lucas resigned his job at Gainesville High shortly after the incident was reported. If he successfully completes the pre-trial diversion program, the charges against him will be dismissed.

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