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Former Democratic State Senator Joe Haynes Pleads Not Guilty To Sexual Battery

July 12, 2017July 11, 2017 Wendy Wilson

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Former Democratic State Senator Joe Haynes pleaded not guilty Monday to one count of felony sexual battery, WKRN News 2 reports. Haynes, an 80-year-old Nashville area attorney, was arrested in May for an incident in July 2016. The alleged female victim told Metro police she had hired Haynes to help her…

Former Democratic State Senator Joe Haynes Charged With Sexual Battery

May 2, 2017 Wendy Wilson

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Joe Haynes, a Nashville area attorney and former Democratic state legislator who served in the Senate for many years, has been charged with sexual battery. Haynes, 80, was indicted by a grand jury and surrendered for booking early Monday afternoon, reports WKRN News 2 . In July 2016, a then 49-year-old woman met…