A Sullivan County Grand Jury Has Decided Not To Indict A Couple Who Allegedly Engaged In Inappropriate Contact While On The Property Of Hickory Tree Volunteer Fire Department In Bluff City. District Attorney General Barry Staubus Said The Grand Jury Felt The Behavior Was Inappropriate But Wasn’t Statutory Rape Because The Act Was Consensual. The Male Was 18 And The Female A Minor But Was Within Four Years Of Each Other. The Decision Follows An Investigation By The Sheriff’s Office That Started In January Of This Year.