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State to dismiss charge against Dar Heatherington	25.05.2004

A charge alleging Darlene Heatherington lied to police is expected to be dismissed today in Great Falls, Mont. Ms. Heatherington made international headlines last spring when she disappeared for three days in the United States and claimed she had been abducted and sexually assaulted. She later retracted her story. Under the deal, the charge was to be dismissed if she provided proof she had seen a psychiatrist, paid court costs and stayed out of trouble for the full year.

Lethbridge, Alta. - A charge alleging Dar Heatherington lied to police is expected to be dismissed today in Great Falls, Mont. Ms. Heatherington made international headlines last spring when she disappeared for three days in the United States and claimed she had been abducted and sexually assaulted. She later retracted her story. The Lethbridge alderwoman has complied with all of the conditions in a deferred prosecution deal she accepted a year ago in a Great Falls courtroom. Under the deal, the charge was to be dismissed if she provided proof she had seen a psychiatrist, paid court costs and stayed out of trouble for the full year. Heatherington is still waiting for a verdict in her public mischief trial in Lethbridge. She is charged for allegedly lying about being stalked. A verdict is expected June 30th. Read other stories of Dar Heatherington: The husband did it, Darlene Heatherington's lawyer says DAR HEATHERINGTON. Timeline Prosecution winds down in Darlene Heatherington trial Husband spilled details about alderwoman's stalking probe Stalker might be husband, Lethbridge alderwoman told police Heatherington vote not 'vindictive': mayor Lethbridge alderwoman pleads not guilty to public mischief Heatherington case put over two weeks Dar Heatherington centre of bylaw debate Alderman Dar Heatherington not asked to resign Council to vote on Dar Heatherington's resignation Residents want Heatherington off council DAR. Great Falls story continued Alderwoman says statement to police was false Darlene heatherington charged with public mischief Dar Heatherington scolded, let go Ms. Heatherington to appear in Montana court Tuesday Lethbridge thanks for Great Falls' help finding Dar Crown wraps up case in Heatherington trial Alderwoman's mischief trial resumes Wednesday