Former northeast Georgia doctor faces prison term

A doctor who practiced in Hartwell, Georgia and other parts of the region was found guilty this month of sex crimes and is scheduled to be sentenced in January.  Dr. Tommy Beeson, 74 years old, faces a minimum prison term of 25 years, based on a Hart County jury finding him guilty of aggravated sexual battery, child molestation, and sexual battery.  A request to investigate to the GBI was made in 2018.  Beeson surrendered to authorities at Flagstaff, Arizona in March that year.