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Heather Williams, center, at the Georgia State Capitol, with Rep. Lupton and other staff from assault centers in February 2024.

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Georgia funds longtime effort to expand forensic exams for survivors of assault and violence

Seven centers in Gainesville, Vidalia, Marietta and other locations will receive funding through next year to help pay for exams in cases of non-fatal strangulation.  

May 05, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
Ryan Fournier, pictured here speaking at a rally in Sugar Hill, Georgia in 2021, has been charged with assaulting a woman with a firearm.

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Co-founder of Students for Trump charged with assaulting a woman with a firearm

Ryan Fournier faces two misdemeanor charges, according to documents filed in a North Carolina court. The young conservative was credited with driving thousands of students to the polls in 2016.

November 29, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
Los Angeles Lakers' Dwight Howard looks on prior to an NBA basketball game, Jan. 27, 2022, in Philadelphia. In a response to a state civil suit filed this week by his attorney, Howard has denied accusations by a Georgia man who says he was sexually assaulted by the former NBA star and another person.

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Former NBA star Dwight Howard denies sexual assault lawsuit filed by Georgia man

Dwight Howard has denied accusations by a Georgia man who says he was sexually assaulted by the former NBA star and another person. Stephen Harper filed a state civil suit against Howard in July, alleging assault and battery, false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

October 26, 2023
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Georgia football players acknowledge the crowd during a parade celebrating the Bulldog's second consecutive NCAA college football national championship, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, in Athens, Ga.

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Political Rewind: Trump found liable in assault, libel civil case; UGA declines White House invite

Wednesday on Political Rewind: A jury finds former President Trump liable of sexual abuse and libel in a civil case. The pandemic-era rule Title 42 will expire tomorrow, affecting immigration. And the Georgia Bulldogs punt their chance to go to the White House, declining an invite from President Biden.

May 10, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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Police thanked members of the public for helping to identify Benjamin Eugene Dagley as the man seen accosting an NBC reporter during a live broadcast. Dagley now faces several criminal charges.

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A Man Who Accosted A TV Reporter Covering Hurricane Ida Faces Assault Charges

Members of the public helped identify Benjamin Eugene Dagley of Ohio, according to police in Gulfport, Mississippi.

September 01, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell

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