In a weekend press release tied to defense motions filed on Friday, May 17, attorney David Downes alleges retaliatory police and prosecutorial actions against his client Cynthia Atkinson Bailey regarding the investigation into since-resigned Front Royal Mayor Hollis Tharpe. As reported in Royal Examiner’s related story on Bailey defense motions regarding charges of offering sexual … Continue reading Massage parlor defense counsel cites ‘retaliation’ over targeting of Tharpe