Michael Bailey will be tried on Oct. 7 in Livingston County
Michael Bailey, the former Gallatin police officer acquitted of 27 felony statutory rape and sodomy charges in May, will be tried on Oct. 7 in Livingston County on six misdemeanor charges. A change of venue to Caldwell County was approved for three other misdemeanor charges. The trial was set and venue change approved by Judge Brent Elliott during a hearing held Aug. 18 in Livingston County.
The six misdemeanor charges to be heard Oct. 7 in Livingston County are as follows: sexual misconduct first degree, Class A misdemeanor, sexual misconduct third degree, Class C misdemeanor, three counts of assault third degree, Class C misdemeanor, and one count of supplying liquor to a minor. The change of venue on these charges was granted July 12.
The charges to be heard in Caldwell County are for three counts of assault.
Bailey’s public defender has withdrawn from the cases, and his new attorney has not yet filed an appearance.
