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Chillicothe Gazette
Written by
Jona Ison
Gazette Staff Writer
CHILLICOTHE — After a judge dismissed five of 14 sexual abuse charges against a Washington Court House man, the jury began deliberating on the remaining charges on Thursday afternoon.
Gary W. Freeland, 61, took the stand on Thursday in Ross County Common Pleas Court, offering a “No, sir” to every direct question about sexual conduct alleged to have happened in 1994 and 1995. The testimony came after Freeland’s attorney, Jim Boulger, started the day with a motion to dismiss charges.
Judge Jhan Corzine dismissed the charges after determining the state had failed to provide evidence to back up their elements. The dismissed charges included a rape that was alleged to have happened in a basement bathroom at Tabernacle Baptist Church.
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