Ownby Backs Child Abuse Awareness Resolution

wittg@knoxnews.com (Gerald Witt), Knoxville News Sentinel
Mon, 04/21/2014 - 3:26am

Nearly two years after he was caught engaging in oral sex with a man on Sharp’s Ridge, Commissioner Jeff Ownby is introducing a resolution to Knox County Commission recognizing April as child abuse awareness month.

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Ownby Backs Child Abuse Awareness Resolution

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