Attorney: Home-detention officer charged in sex crime recovering from surgery

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Andre Lawson, 42, of Granger is a St. Joseph County home detention officer who has been charged with Class C felony sexual misconduct. He could not attend his initial court hearing Tuesday because he was recovering from knee replacement surgery, according

Andre Lawson, 42, of Granger is a St. Joseph County home detention officer who has been charged with Class C felony sexual misconduct. He could not attend his initial court hearing Tuesday because he was recovering from knee replacement surgery, according to his attorney. (Photo provided)

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Story Created: Feb 10, 2009 at 12:20 PM EDT

Story Updated: Feb 10, 2009 at 12:20 PM EDT

SOUTH BEND — A St. Joseph County home-detention officer charged with a sex crime could not attend his initial court hearing Tuesday because he was recovering from knee replacement surgery, the man’s attorney told a judge.

Andre Lawson, 42, of Granger, was charged in January with sexual misconduct and attempted sexual misconduct, both Class C felonies. The charges are in connection with a monitoring visit to a woman’s home.

Lawson has been suspended from his job without pay.

His court hearing in front of St. Joseph Superior Court Judge Jerome Frese was reset to March 31.

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