State V. VY (2016)

In this Second Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct jury trial on a case involving a teacher and a student, the student claimed that the teacher had groped her breast and her buttocks when she took a selfie with him in his office. A successful cross examination of the student revealed wide inconsistencies in recollection and raised additional questions as to the student’s motivations. The jury acquitted defendant after 3 hours of deliberation and the defendant got to go home.