Other Model coach Matthew Blanton's charges dead docketed
by John Bailey
Nov 21, 2009 | 3863 views | 2 2 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Sexual assault charges filed against a former Model High School basketball coach have been dead docketed after coming up on the November trial calendar in Floyd County Superior Court.

Matthew Douglas Blanton was arrested in November 2008, accused of having consensual sexual contact with a student.

A June 2009 ruling in Chase v. State by the Georgia Supreme Court stated that a lower court erred in the trial of a Richmond County teacher charged with having sex with a student by not considering if the relationship was consensual.

While the charges are effectively dropped, said District Attorney Leigh Patterson, the court dead docketing the case means Blanton’s bail agreement of making no contact with the student remains.

Another coach, Daniel Lowell Brown, was also charged — his charges were dropped earlier.

Both ex-coaches accepted the Floyd County School superintendent’s recommendation for immediate termination and gave up rights to a due process hearing before the school board.

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OnlyWondering
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February 10, 2013
Guess I the only one with problem with this. Will let sleeping dogs lie.
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OnlyWondering
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February 10, 2013
this is not meant to slam any of these men. They obviously have done nothing wrong. RFPRA is allowing at least one of them to coach girls basketball for the rec leagues. 10 year old girls. I think the Rec should have more stringent standards. Once again, I know these men have done nothing wrong and it's not their fault, it's the fault of the RFPRA for setting standards that are strict and make all coaches be beyond reproach.

Finally, this is not a criticism of these men, only a criticism of the RFPRA.
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