Showing posts with label Scott Dean. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scott Dean. Show all posts

Thursday, February 16, 2012

A Lot of Babies Having Babies in Richmond

A new study by the Guttmacher Institute reports that teen pregnancy rates have reached a 40-year low. Still, teen pregnancy costs Georgia taxpayers more than $465 million annually and intersects with every social issue that burdens our state such as poverty, high school dropout rates, healthcare, unemployment, and fragile families. Richmond County has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the state, 22.9 percent higher than the state rate. 

Friday, January 27, 2012

Republican Commissioner Sentenced to 20 Years


EVANS, GA - Former republican commissioner Scott Dean has been sentenced to 20 years in jail, followed by 20 years probation. Dean was convicted of child molestation -kids adopted from Guatemala- in December. His wife, Renee, was visibly upset in the courtroom this morning. Dean's attorney plans to appeal.