Chip Dillard's Sexual Assault Charge

When the initial indictment of Florence attorney Chip Dillard was handed down in May 2016, it included the charge of sexual assault. Certainly fondling someone quickly, even in public, is sexual assault, but this is definitely not the first image that comes to mind. Will jurors give him a pass for grabbing...well, whatever he may have grabbed?

Witness intimidation? That seems more problematic. Dillard has said he didn't mean anything by his off the cuff remarks. Still, an attorney sitting in jail would seemingly be more careful with his words if he were only joking.

Evidence tampering? This one seems like a slam dunk for the prosecution. Dillard undoubtedly had cell phones washed and then disposed of. How much time would one serve for that? 

More to the point, we've heard a few knowledgeable individuals say Dillard will walk with time served. If so, he will still have lost three years of his life. He will no longer have a license to practice in this state and might not be able to get one in any other state, at least for several years. 

And Tim Staggs? Will someone please take that man's Viagra away? And buy his wife a rolling pin?!!!