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Nash Man Accused Of Sex Crimes Becomes Crime Victim
Posted November 17, 2005 6:35 a.m. EST
Updated November 28, 2007 10:32 a.m. EST
NASH COUNTY, N.C. — Editor's Note: Charges against Hattley Deans were dropped Nov. 26, 2007 after the teen admitting making up the allegations.
A school employee charged with child sex crimes is a crime victim himself.
Someone apparently broke into Hattley Deans' home while he was in jail.
Deans, who is out on bond, is charged with taking indecent liberties with a child and statutory rape. He worked as a teacher's assistant at Southern Nash Middle School.
Investigators believe Deans assaulted a 14-year-old at his home, where he often tutored students. They believe there may be more victims.
