Mayoral Candidate Acquitted of Child Molestation Charges
A mayoral candidate in Statesboro was acquitted of child molestation charges nearly 20 years ago.
Candidate Raymond L. Harris was charged with three counts of aggravated child molestation and one count of statutory rape in Clayton County.
A judge dismissed one of the charges, and a jury found Harris not guilty of the other three.
Harris has served in the U.S. Army and worked in information technology and as a jailer.
He is now challenging incumbent Mayor Jonathan McCollar in the mayoral race.
"I googled Raymond Lamont Harris, Sr.,"
stated an anonymous tipster who sent a note to the Statesboro Herald editor.
Author's summary: Candidate acquitted of child molestation charges runs for mayor.