Sex offense counts have been dismissed against a Roanoke Rapids man charged in February, according to his attorney.
Gilbert Chichester, who was hired to represent James William Tant, said a probable cause hearing was set last Wednesday.
The charges were dismissed after the alleged victim in the case committed suicide before the hearing.
Chichester declined to elaborate.
The adult victim, who reported the offenses in January, was 15 when the offenses were claimed to have occurred.