ATLANTA — Prosecutors dropped a case against a metro Atlanta camp director who was facing charges after a 5-year-old boy drowned in a pond.
Benjamin Hosch drowned in a small pond after wandering away from a summer camp outing at Cochran Mill Park in 2017.
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A year later, camp director Terri Clark was indicted on one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of reckless conduct.
On Thursday a judge signed an order of “nolle prosequi,” meaning the prosecution will no longer pursue the case, after prosecutors said they “cannot prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.”
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Camp owner Maribeth Wansley was also indicted on one count of operating an early childhood learning center without a license.
The state said the camp was not licensed to operate and ordered it to close shortly after Benjamin’s death.
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