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Tonya Craft, left, holds her husband David Craft’s hand as they walk toward their car after testifying during her trial at the Catoosa County Courthouse in Ringgold, Ga.After more than two and a half years of bitter infighting over molestation charges and child custody, Tonya Craft and her ex-husband on Friday agreed on a settlement they say “is in the best interest of their children.”
The announcement came on the heels of a week of testimony in Hamilton County Circuit Court in the custody case. Details are private, but Craft and her ex-husband, Joal Henke, both said they are happy with the outcome.
“We will work together,” Craft said before signing documents with Henke. “It’s a real relief, and it’s time to move forward. It’s a united front, and I’m blessed to have that.
The custody case began this week in Hamilton County Circuit Court, nearly six months after she was acquitted in Catoosa County Superior Court on 22 counts of child molestation, aggravated child molestation and aggravated sexual battery.
“There have been a lot of prayers, a lot of tears. A 3,000-pound elephant has been lifted,” Craft said. “We had to discuss and work through emotions.”