The Oglethorpe Echo
Kelvin Hill, who was originally charged with rape and bulgary, will enter a probation period with special conditions and no prison time after accepting a plea deal on March 19.
The plea agreement includes 20 years of probation, no contact with the victim, strict alcohol and drug guidelines, registration as a sex offender and payment of a fine of $1,453, in the deal between Hill’s attorney, William “Billy” Olson, and Jeff Lee, senior assistant district attorney in the Northern Judicial District.
Since he is a repeat offender, Hill, of Crawford, will receive a revocation hearing and automatically serve five years if he violates the deal with a felony or a high and aggravated misdemeanor. If Hill doesn’t have any violations for seven years, the case may terminate.
Hill’s trial was set to take place on the morning of March 19, with the victim scheduled to give the first testimony of the day. Lee said the victim was not satisfied with the deal, but preferred it to giving testimony with the possibility of a not guilty verdict.
The first-degree burglary charge is documented as “nolle prossed,” which is to discontinue prosecution without a conviction.
The rape charge was negotiated to the lesser offense of aggravated assault with the intent to rape, for which Hill assumed a guilty Alford plea.
In an Alford plea, the defendant doesn’t admit guilt for the crime but accepts the designated sentence. It is often used by a defendant that would rather discontinue the case than risk being found guilty by a jury.
In 2011, Hill was registered as a sex offender in Georgia for sexual battery against a child under 16 years of age. He has also been found guilty for several felony and misdemeanor charges since 1998.