Troy Grant, 41, who faces more than 100 years in prison on sexual assault charges, was assigned a new public attorney earlier this month.
Grant was initially being represented by Danbury Attorney Jim Diamond. On March 9, Diamond's motion to drop the Grant case was heard and granted. Diamond explained that in addition to a breakdown in the client-attorney relationship, he did not have a retainer agreement with Grant to go forward with the case. Judge Susan Reynolds granted Diamond's request to be removed from the case.
Rather than choosing to represent himself or seek private representation, Grant applied for a public defender March 9. Public defender Angelica Papastavros was assigned to the case. She was not available for comment.
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Grant is next scheduled to appear in court on April 8. Because the arrest was made in January 2010, the state has expressed that they are eager to move forward with the case.
Grant stands charged with three counts of second-degree sexual assault; three counts of illegal sexual contact; two counts of criminal attempt to commit illegal sexual contact; nine counts of risk of injury to a minor; three counts of delivery of alcohol to a minor; three counts of third-degree sexual assault and two counts of fourth-degree sexual assault.
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A number of Grant's victims were teenagers that he was in charge of counseling, according to the arrest warrant application.