An Asotin County Superior Court jury deliberated for three hours before clearing a Clarkston karate instructor and middle school teacher of charges he molested a 15-year-old girl.
The 38-year-old man sobbed with relief in a packed courtroom as the jury returned their verdict Friday evening. He faced charges of third-degree child rape and third-degree child molestation, based on allegations from a karate and Lincoln Middle School student.
The girl insisted that the man had touched her sexually on 23 occasions following karate lessons in 2003 and 2004. The man denied it, and his attorney sought to disprove that his client and the girl could have been alone together that often. He also pointed to inconsistencies in the girl's account and to her acknowledged crush on the teacher.
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