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Julian Englis

(2,309 posts) Mon Apr 16, 2018, 09:52 PM Apr 2018

Second mistrial in ex-Navy commanders attempted rape trial

Source: AP

A deadlocked jury led to a second mistrial Monday in the case of a former Navy commander charged with the attempted rape of a junior officer in San Diego.

The panel was dismissed after being unable to reach a unanimous decision on three major counts against John M. Neuhart, according to Superior Court spokeswoman Karen Dalton. A previous jury deadlocked last December.

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Jurors heard video from Neuhart’s cellphone in which she screams at him to leave and tells him some 90 times to stop trying to have sex with her.

Neuhart testified that the woman consented to going home and having sex with him. He said he recorded part of their encounter in case the woman later alleged rape.

Read more: https://apnews.com/04691401548f44c997a9cb2ff3ac653c

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Second mistrial in ex-Navy commanders attempted rape trial (Original Post) Julian Englis Apr 2018 OP

He convicted himself by having to record the event in case she called rape later..... marble falls Apr 2018 #1

Hard to understand why jury couldn't reach a decision LisaL Apr 2018 #2

"Because the drunken slut wanted it bad before all that." is what it boils down to: Pure misogyny. DRoseDARs Apr 2018 #4

Wait, am I reading this right? His argument is "No backsies." ??? DRoseDARs Apr 2018 #3

As an outsider looking in melm00se Apr 2018 #5

marble falls

(57,112 posts)

1. He convicted himself by having to record the event in case she called rape later.....

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 10:01 PM

Apr 2018

Guilty, guilty, guilty.

LisaL

(44,973 posts)

2. Hard to understand why jury couldn't reach a decision

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 10:10 PM

Apr 2018

if she is on tape telling him to stop and leave. At least karama got to him when he broke his leg trying to run away from the scene.

DRoseDARs

(6,810 posts)

4. "Because the drunken slut wanted it bad before all that." is what it boils down to: Pure misogyny.

Reply to LisaL (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 10:29 PM

Apr 2018

Her inebriated consent earlier became totally irrelevant when she said "Stop" the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth... eighty-eighth, eighty-ninth, ninetieth time.

Yeah, that this was twice a mistrial is obscene and infuriating.

DRoseDARs

(6,810 posts)

3. Wait, am I reading this right? His argument is "No backsies." ???

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Mon Apr 16, 2018, 10:22 PM

Apr 2018

Yeah, sure, she was screaming at him to leave and "stop trying to have sex with her" but before that she consented so whatever, no backsies.

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Are you fucking kidding me? And this mistrialed twice?

melm00se

(4,993 posts)

5. As an outsider looking in

Reply to Julian Englis (Original post)

Tue Apr 17, 2018, 07:52 AM

Apr 2018

I think the guy is guilty as sin.

However 2 mistrials due to hung juries would seem to indicate a fundamental flaw in the case whether it be in the presented evidence, jury selection or the charges themselves.

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