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Why it matters: Nellis is the first opponent for Funk, who was elected in At the DA's office, she handled domestic violence cases as well as prosecutions ranging from misdemeanors to major felonies.

Funk alerted the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility about the issue, and its investigation found no ethical issues with her actions, according to WSMV. Nellis told Axios she believes the circumstances surrounding her departure will be a "non-issue" in the campaign. We review all of them to learn if there are any criminal allegations alleged in the referral. She said the closeness of the victims and their abusers is what causes the problem. So, if we take away that individual, who is left to provide for them?

General Funk spoke on a number of topics, ranging from the rising teen crime rate due to the easy access to weapons, to the mental health issues plaguing our community. With son Elias in attendance, Morgan talked to the group about the importance of developing positive relationships, and spoke from his own experiences with his wife Charity about learning what that looks like.

But if you do make that commitment, and if you do step out and take this opportunity to be with somebody, you have to make sure that you put their needs above your own and respect them. In the past, the law allowed school districts to have a policy that required all teachers to report cases of suspected child abuse or neglect to a designated person within the school and then that person would make the report to the CPS hotline.

The current law Tenn. Code Ann. Schools are still allowed to develop a policy or protocol to track such reports, but they must allow the actual person who suspects the abuse to report that abuse. Judge Randall Wyatt has sentenced a former TSA agent to six months in jail for secretly videotaping a co-worker inside an airport restroom. Daniel Boykin, 33, was ordered to serve six-months in jail and five-and-a-half years on community corrections after pleading guilty to unlawful photography, aggravated burglary and violation of the computer act.

After an office review uncovered child abuse cases that had not been acted upon over a several year period, District Attorney Glenn Funk has appointed a team of prosecutors to determine whether the cases can still move forward.

The initial discovery of more than 70 unresolved child sex abuse cases, some dating back to , was made in January. A further review in March, revealed 60 additional child physical abuse cases that had not been acted upon, some of which were more than 10 years old. Children are among the most vulnerable. Norman shared her thoughts with News 2 on the high-profile case that gained national attention.

But for Norman, her focus was not on the cameras; it was on the jury and victim whose statement the she read with emotion at the end of the trial. Norman, a Brentwood native who graduated from Belmont University with a marketing degree, said after working a few years in sales she felt unfulfilled and decided to make a career change. Since the end of the Vanderbilt trial, Norman said rape victims have reached out to her.

Norman also said her position is her dream job, and she has no plans of leaving it anytime soon.