Crime & Safety
Report: Mistrial For Gaithersburg Voice Coach Accused Of Sexually Abusing Student
"We were deadlocked because there was not a ton of evidence," one of the jurors said, according to The Gazette.
A Montgomery County judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of a Gaithersburg vocal coach accused of sexually abusing one of his students, according to a report by The Gazette.
Jurors could not reach a verdict in the case against 47-year-old Timothy M. Ballard after more than six hours of deliberation, according to the report.
“Cases that involve the alleged sexual abuse of a child are difficult to prove because it is often the word of a child versus the credibility of an adult. We will reassess this case and make a determination at a later time,” said Ramon Korionoff, spokesman for the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, according to the report.
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