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Johns pleads not guilty to charges of sexual battery on minor

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Source: Venice Gondolier

A former Port Charlotte gym owner and one-time candidate for Charlotte County sheriff has pleaded not guilty to two counts of sexual battery on a victim 16 or 17 years old.

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