WILMINGTON — Former New Hanover County School district Nicholas Lavon Oates has died, apparently from liver failure. Oates was in jail awaiting trial on charges of sexual assault on a minor after he allegedly had a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old student. Related: Reader questions: What’s going on with former NHCS employee now facing child sex … Continue reading Former NHCS employee Nicholas Oates dies while awaiting trial on child sex crime charges