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Jury Found Client Not Guilty, But Stigma is Hard to Remove

Mar 11 2025
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Our client was charged with Sexual Assault of a Child in Galveston, Texas after his step-daughter made false allegations. He was confused, perplexed, and scared. He had raised the child as his own, and it wasn’t until his marriage became extraordinarily hostile and divorce was imminent that an outcry was made that would change his life forever.

Charges were filed after an inadequate, poor law enforcement investigation that relied solely upon the child’s uncorroborated statement. Our client was never allowed to give his side of the story, and the investigator never went to the scene to verify the details of the child’s allegations. Investigators and prosecutors know they can rely on emotion and natural human bias to convict, so why bother, “just move on.”.  After nearly a week of trial, a jury found our client not guilty.

Now that this case has been expunged and erased from the official records, a few private websites still promote his mugshot and allegations, which are slowly being removed from the internet. He is free, but he continues to struggle to regain his personal and professional reputation.  These are some of the most challenging cases to try, and even after a “not guilty” verdict, the stain on a person’s reputation is difficult to remove.

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