The full name of the defendant is displayed as initials in an effort to protect the identity of the accuser, who is a minor, as well as the accused, who has yet to face a jury of his peers. The 2020 case against JJS was slated to unfold in court this week before a jury and Judge Gates Peed in Effingham County, but it all came to a screeching halt after Peed ruled in the favor of the defense on a series of pretrial motions.  Case Background According to court documents, Effingham County resident JJS found himself in the cross … Continue reading Effingham Trial Delayed After State Unsuccessfully Attempts to Exclude Most Defense Witnesses