A new team in the Gwinnett County Solicitor General’s Office, which is the second largest in the state of Georgia, is working to better protect victims of so-called Romeo-and-Juliet relationships and other sensitive misdemeanor crimes.
Gwinnett Solicitor General Lisamarie Bristol said during a virtual interview that after taking office in 2023, she noticed in her staff’s caseload that sex-related crimes between 13- and 18-year-olds needed more attention.
“Those cases can be really delicate,” she said. “They can require a little extra sensitivity, time [and] resources.”
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