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Man given one-year sentence in sexual battery case
Richard Tony Hewell
Richard Tony Hewell
A Gainesville man took a plea deal Tuesday, June 18 for one year in confinement on a case involving sexual battery against a child under 16, according to court documents.Richard Tony Hewell, 54, took the Alford plea for two counts of sexual battery against a child under 16 before Superior Court Judge Jason Deal.