TENNESSEE
The Tennessean
Andy Humbles, ahumbles@tennessean.com . CDT September 15, 2015
A trial date was set Tuesday for a former youth pastor of a Lebanon church charged with 10 counts of statutory rape by an authority figure, though his attorney still didn’t rule out a plea agreement.
Christopher Douglas Ross, 44, of Mt. Juliet had his case set for trial April 26-27, in Judge Brody Kane’s Wilson County courtroom.
Plea bargain discussions have been ongoing and continued up to Tuesday morning prior to Ross’s scheduled disposition hearing for Ross, his attorney Jeff Cherry said.
“Both sides are interested in a resolution that doesn’t require a trial, if possible,” Cherry said.
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