Babylon Town attorney assault charge dropped by prosecutors
Assault charge against town attorney dismissed
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The assault charge against Babylon Town attorney Lindsay Henry, who was accused of injuring his girlfriend in a dispute, was dismissed in First District Court in Central Islip Thursday because the woman did not appear in court for the third time.
Ian Fitzgerald, the special prosecutor in the case, told Newsday previously that pursuing the case further would violate Henrys right to a speedy trial. He noted that charges being dropped because a witness did not cooperate does not indicate whether the court finds the defendant innocent.
Special prosecutors are usually assigned to avoid conflicts of interest. Henry, 55, of Oak Beach, is the son of a former Suffolk district attorney and the brother of a Suffolk district court judge.