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Former school employee charged with child molestation
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Posted: 11.02.2012 at 11:07 AM
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28-year-old Phillip Marquis Burns has been arrested and charged with child molestation and felony sodomy.
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ALBANY, GA -- According to the Dougherty County Jail, 28-year-old Phillip Marquis Burns has been charged with child molestation and felony sodomy.
Burns was formerly a Dougherty County School System teacher at Lamar Reese Elementary School according to Dougherty County School officials and
2012 Teacher of the Year Finalist
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FOX 31 has reached out to the arresting agency, the Dougherty County School Police, but are still waiting on a response.
Stay connected to MySouthWestGA.com as the story develops and the FOX 31 Newscast at 10 PM.
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