Dr. Lonnie Joseph Parker is a physician. He also served time in prison on a conviction for possession of child pornography.

But he says he was innocent of those charges.

Parker had an agreement with Pike County Memorial Hospital and Murfreesboro Family Clinic to practice medicine in the town. The hospital’s board withdrew the agreement when Parker’s history came to light.

The hospital and clinic are in dire straits. Dr. Hiram Ward, now 82, came out of retirement last year to join the staff and keep the hospital open. But Ward has had a stroke and, though he ...

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